Classical Music Archives

BBC commissions new shows for BBC Sounds

25/10/2024

BBC commissions new shows for BBC Sounds music streams, Radio 1 Anthems and Radio 3 Unwind. Following highly competitive commissioning rounds, a raft of production teams across the audio sector and different parts of the UK have secured shows on the new music streams for BBC Sounds, launching in early November. Lorna Clarke, Director of Music, BBC says, “Our new music extensions provide invaluable creative opportunities for the audio sector to win more commissions, and […]

Rondo Klasu and Klasu Pro

23/10/2024

Rondo Classic is the largest classical music magazine in the Nordic countries. It includes news, interviews with stars from the classical world, concert information and record reviews. In addition to the print magazine it now has two ‘free to air’ online radio channels – Rondo Klasu and Klasu Pro and a subscription channel – Viva Classica – which has a 320kbps MP3 ‘sampler’ stream. Rondo Klasu has a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream and a 320kbps […]

Naxos Music Library reaches 3 million tracks

04/10/2024

Naxos Music Library reaches 3 million tracks of classical music encompassing both standard and niche works from the entire classical repertoire, from mediaeval to contemporary. Launched in 2004 as an online streaming service and educational resource for classical music, the Naxos Music Library catalogue now offers individual and institutional subscribers access to tracks from Naxos Records and more than one thousand other labels introducing hundreds of new albums each month. Additionally, the Naxos Music Library […]

Apple Music Classical adds 50,000 album booklets

30/09/2024

Apple Music Classical adds 50,000 album booklets to its classical music app which launched in March 2023 following its acquisition of Primephonic in Autumn 2021. The digital album booklets contain in-depth liner notes, translations, composer biographies, and more. In the past year, Apple Music Classical has seen its expansion into Asia and the launch of a Top 100 chart which ranks the most popular classical albums globally and is updated weekly. The app has also […]

Apple Music Classical launches Top 100 chart

23/07/2024

Apple Music Classical launches Top 100 chart ranking the most popular classical albums globally. The weekly chart combines five data sources to form a complete view of what’s happening in classical music. The top five albums this week are: Bach: Keyboard Concertos by Jonathan Bloxham & Tianqi Du, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Brahms: Symphonies – by Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe Cinema – EP by Plínio Fernandes Sommernachtskonzert 2024 (Summer Night […]

Sveriges Radio

06/03/2024

Sveriges Radio is Sweden’s national broadcaster which has four main radio channels plus a number of specialist channels catering to children and Finnish speakers amongst others. In addition to a terrestrial transmitter network they also have an internet presence with iOS and Android apps, webplayers and direct stream links. Their impressive website includes news and programme details together with links to a wide range of podcasts. The classical music channel, P2, has recently introduced a […]

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia

13/01/2024

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia and will be available from the 24th January in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao according to a recent announcement on X (Twitter). The app can now be pre-ordered in these countries. Apple initially launched the its Classical app on the 28th March last year with an iPhone app and has since release an Android app in June and an iPad app in November. Available to […]