Dan Brown’s Delightful Children’s Book Wild Symphony Is Now Available!

by Barry Lenson | Sep 4, 2020 | Uncategorized

We’ve already written about Dan Brown’s delightful new children’s book Wild Symphony on this blog. We are writing about this book again today for two reasons. One is that since we last wrote about it a month ago, we have come to love it more and...

Music for Extraterrestrials . . . Sampling the Music Selected for NASA’s Voyager I

by Barry Lenson | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized

An out-of-this-world, exclusive playlist for members of Classical Archives Last week we published “Can E.T. Carry a Tune?”, a blog post by Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute. It was a terrific post in which Seth explored whether extraterrestrials...

Music to Lift Our Spirits . . . Russian Orchestral Works to Start Your Day with a Smile

by Barry Lenson | Aug 24, 2020 | Uncategorized

If you think Russian orchestral music tends to be dark and gloomy, the playlist we are offering in today’s post will change your mind. CLICK HERE to listen to four Russian selections that are so full of joie de vivre, they will put a wide smile on your face as you...

Music to Lift Our Spirits . . . Zadok the Priest by George Frideric Handel

by Barry Lenson | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

Zadok the Priest, one of the anthems that Handel wrote for coronations, is a rollicking mood-booster if ever there was one. If you are a member of Classical Archives, why not click here to listen now?  Handel wrote it for the coronation of King George II in 1727,...

Dan Brown, Author of The Da Vinci Code and Other Blockbuster Bestsellers, Returns to His Musical Roots as the Composer of Wild Symphony

by Barry Lenson | Jul 31, 2020 | Uncategorized

If you have read the Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress and Dan Brown’s other novels, you know that he is a master of plot twists and gasp-inducing surprises. But do you know that he has been hiding another secret for all these many years? It turns out that Brown is a...