by Barry Lenson | Sep 17, 2025 | Classical Music, Ludwig van Beethoven
Many people believe that Ludwig van Beethoven was the greatest composer of them all. Yet his greatness did not come easily to him. It was, in fact, the result of a lifetime of hard work and extreme difficulties. In this unique presentation from Classical Archives, we...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s get to know the great composer Josef Haydn (1732-1809), surely among the most influential of all composers. He was instrumental in elevating string quartets, piano sonatas, symphonies and oratorios to the level of high art. Yet not everything about...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 14, 2025 | Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi are the two most renowned composers of the Baroque era. People have traditionally thought of Bach as the more profound. But as the years have passed, more lovers of baroque music have come to realize that Vivaldi was a...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 9, 2025 | George Frideric Handel
Ladies and gentlemen, I am George Frideric Handel, and it is my great pleasure to share with you a little of my life and music. I was born in Halle, in Germany, in 1685 — the very same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. My father had hoped I...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 5, 2025 | Baroque Music, Johann Sebastian Bach
by Pierre R. Schwob and AI Guten Tag. My name is Johann Sebastian Bach and I am here at the invitation of Classical Archives to tell you a little about my life and work. I was born on March 31, 1685 in Eisenach, a small town in Germany. Music ran in my family for...
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