The Scherzo from the Concerto Symphonique No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra by Henry Charles Litolff Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891) was a well-regarded French pianist, composer, and music publisher in his day. Among his compositions are five Concertos Symphoniques for...

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 more. The second...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEzcFXRKHUw 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...

by Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute Music is said to be the common language of humanity. But is it something particular to our species or could extraterrestrial beings also have music? That may seem like a...

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...

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,...