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...
by Barry Lenson | Aug 22, 2025 | Curtis Stewart, Donna Weng Friedman, Stefania de Kenessey
We were thrilled to learn that pianist Donna Weng Friedman – one of our favorite artists – was a member of the team behind the release of MICROVIDS, a new work with music and words created by Stefania de Kenessey. from Navona Records. Other members of the...
by Barry Lenson | May 16, 2025 | Talon Smith
Classical Archives is pleased to present this interview with the remarkable young pianist and composer Talon Smith on the occasion of the release of his first CD, Talon Smith; Debut. On this new release from Navona, Talon plays his Sonata in C Minor, Op. 2 in...
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