Holiday Gift Idea: Give Instant Access to the Timeless Music of Beethoven, Bach and 7,798 Other Classical Greats

World's Largest Classical Music Site Offers On-Demand Streaming, Hi-Definition Downloads and Expert Musicology To Music Lovers of All Ages

’Ä®Palo Alto, CA ’Äì This holiday season give the classical music lover in your life the ultimate gift: instant access to the largest online treasure trove of great music with a year-long subscription to Classical Archives (www.classicalarchives.com). As the ultimate classical music destination on the web, the site offers members endless, on-demand streaming of its more than 620,000 tracks covering more than 7,800 composers and 27,000 artists. The unique site also offers hi-definition downloads, expert musicology, one-click concerts and special artist exclusives.

This affordable gift that can be enjoyed every day is only $9.95 per month or $99.50 for a one-year subscription. Classical Archives offers instant gift certificates that gift givers can print or email to loved ones this holiday season.

Catering to newcomers and aficionados alike, Classical Archives features a proprietary new navigation and search engine capability that lets visitors easily search and cross-reference by any relevant criteria: composer, work title, artist, albums, historical period, instrument, genre, and many others that make finding and comparing the best classical recordings easier than it has ever been.

Tracks are available in high quality DRM-free MP3 for listening or downloading and some in MIDI format for synthesizers. The site provides detailed musicological information for each work: its proper movements and subdivisions, genre, principal instruments, year of composition, and key. Users can then easily compare various recordings of a given work, each identified in a proper and consistent manner ’Äì something not possible with any other site.

Classical Archives memberships are just $9.95/month or $99.50/year. Benefits include the ability to listen to music from the whole site (entire tracks or works); a 10% discount on all downloads (which are yours to keep for life!); the first two weeks as a free trial of the service; the ability to access and download MIDI files free of charge.

Visit Classical Archives at www.ClassicalArchives.com to learn more and sign up for a 14-day Free Trial today!

About Classical Archives

Classical Archives (www.classicalarchives.com), the ultimate classical music destination, is the largest digital music subscription service dedicated to classical music. The site offers more than 620,000 tracks, 7,800 composers, and 27,000 artists representing more than 110 record labels. It also features a breakthrough in site navigation that allows users to search and cross-reference by any relevant criteria: composer, work title, artist, albums, historical period, instrument, genre, and many others that make finding and comparing the best classical recordings easier than it has ever been. Classical Archives offers unique membership opportunities that allow users to take advantage of its vast resources easily and affordably. Fees are $9.95/month or $99.50/year. Benefits include the ability to listen to music from the entire site (complete tracks or works); a 10% discount on all downloads (which are yours to keep for life!); and the first two weeks as a free trial of the service.

Free registered members also enjoy great benefits: the ability to freely listen to Classical Archives' own large catalog of contributed tracks, which includes many performances from world-class talents; the ability to listen to any music clips (30-60 seconds); the ability to purchase hi-definition downloads; and the ability to access and download free MIDI files.