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,...

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...

Man first set foot on the moon on July 20th, 1969. So for July 20th, 2020, Classical Archives has put together a playlist of four musical selections that have to do with the moon. If you are a Classical Archives member, you can listen to them all with JUST ONE CLICK....

There are certain pieces of music that cause people to stop whatever they are doing and ask anyone who will listen, “That is so unbelievably beautiful . . . what is that piece of music?” One such piece is an excerpt from the music that the Italian composer Ennio...

Are you a member of the Democratic or Republican Party? Do you love your fellow liberals or conservatives, but dislike people on the other side? If so, why not set those feelings aside over this Independence Day weekend? Can’t we all just get along? Classical Archives...