Classical A

by Classical Archives LLC
3.2 out of 5 stars25 customer ratings
All Ages
Price: Free Download
Sold by:Amazon.com Services, Inc
Languages Supported: English

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Latest updates

What's new in version 3.05
  • New features like Radio is added. Improves the performance of the app and minor bugs fixes.

Product Details

Release Date: 2013
Date first listed on Amazon: June 27, 2013
Developed By: Classical Archives LLC
ASIN: B00DMNVE0C
Customer reviews:
3.2 out of 5 stars25 customer ratings

Product features

  • The largest collection of classical music in the world
  • Play anything, any time, anywhere
  • Seamless queueing player: listen to an entire opera with one click
  • Suggested Must-Know classical masterpieces
  • Build your own playlists

Product description

The largest and best organized collection of classical music in the world! Play (stream) these marvelous works of classical music through our queuing player, whenever you want, where ever you are. Find the works you want to listen to with the help of our unique classification, developed by expert musicologists. We offer three modes:
1) The Library – where you can select from all the performances of a work in our enormous collection of recordings – organized by composer, category, and composition. We offer an immediate list of "The Greats" (composers) and their works, or you can search for any composer or performer by name;
2) Must Know – where you will be guided to appreciate the most important composers and works of classical music through their latest released recordings. You can search by composers or by a combination of Period (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, etc) and Genre (Orchestral, Chamber, Solo, Stage, etc);
3) Playlists - where you can play some suggested playlists, or you can build your own!
Subscribers have unlimited access and can play entire tracks or complete works or albums (even entire operas) with just one click. Non-subscribers will hear one minute clips of each track.

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Technical details

Size: 5MB
Version: 3.05
Developed By: Classical Archives LLC ( Privacy Policy )
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access information about networks
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • Open network sockets
  • Read from external storage
  • Read only access to device state
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
  • Receive message via Amazon Device
Minimum Operating System: Android 4.2
Approximate Download Time: Less than 1 minute

Customer reviews

3.2 out of 5 stars
3.2 out of 5
25 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the sound quality, selection and value of the mobile application. They mention that it's their favorite for listening to classical music, it has the most extensive collection of serious music and that it provides convenient access to a selection of recordings. Some say that it is worth the money. However, some customers differ on performance.

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9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the mobile application. They say it's their favorite for listening to classical music, the best source for classical music online, and very good for planned listening. They also say it has the most extensive collection of serious music anywhere on the net. Customers also say the app is interesting and an important app for concert music lovers.

"...access this massive library of classical recordings, and the sound quality is good. However to do so you really need a subscription...." Read more

"Classical Archives is very good for planned listening to classical music, where one knows exactly what one wants to hear and for how long...." Read more

"...It is great to be able to bring up the site and quickly find the music I want to play for the members of my classes...." Read more

"...In my opinion the playback screen is superior to Amazon Cloud player and other stream services." Read more

7 customers mention7 positive0 negative

Customers are happy with the selection of recordings available on the mobile application. They say it gives them access to many pieces of music they love, and is easy to use. They also say it provides convenient access to a selection of recording on an economical monthly basis. Customers also mention that they can create their own playlists or just informally browse and listen to any.

"...This app is a great way to access this massive library of classical recordings, and the sound quality is good...." Read more

"...There are some great playlists that have been put together by other listeners than can be accessed...." Read more

"...offered streaming samples but this app gives convenient access to a selection of recordings on an economical monthly subscription basis...." Read more

"I love it, I can create my own playlists or just informally browse and listen to any pieces I desire...." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers find the mobile application to be a great value at the present price. They say it's worth the money for that feature. However, some customers mention that Pandora is a better deal when they don't have an agenda.

"...It is worth the money for that feature. On the other hand, Pandora is a much better deal when one does not have an agenda, but merely wants to..." Read more

"...to make the subscription less costly but it is still a great value at the present price!!..." Read more

"Great selection and easy to use. Low cost and user friendly. My favorite for listening to classical music. Good tech support." Read more

7 customers mention4 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the mobile application. Some mention that it works flawlessly, while others say that it doesn't work as well with their tablet and that the recordings do not work correctly.

"...It works great on an Android phone, as long as an internet connection is available, although occasionally the app stops working...." Read more

"...It works flawlessly, and I really do love it." Read more

"I like this software. It works fine, I got a trial version of classical archives with it...." Read more

"...to some of the pieces by some composers, though, the recordings do not work correctly. 85 percent out of 100 percent." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

Richard Olmsted
5.0 out of 5 stars A long time subscriber to Classical Archives
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2016
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I ran across Classical Archives about fifteen years ago when it offered free MIDI versions of classical works along with some recordings of Russian concerts. It evolved into a market for classical MP3's with a subscription streaming service. I bought a subscription when they were first made available and I have continued with it on an annual basis ever since. For several years now it has offered the most extensive collection of serious music I know of anywhere on the net. If I go to it hunting on it for obscure (and not so obscure) musical references, and I am never disappointed. I also subscribe to another streaming service, pristineclassical.com, which restores early classical recordings, and between the two the bulk of all recorded classical music is available. This app is a great way to access this massive library of classical recordings, and the sound quality is good. However to do so you really need a subscription. If you pay by the year as I do, the tab is $79.90. Given that you get unlimited streaming access to a vast collection of serious music, much of which is unavailable for streaming anywhere else, I think that is quite reasonable.
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wmackay
4.0 out of 5 stars Classical Archives, an important app for concert music lovers
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2014
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This is a great source for those who want to hear a specific work, or to make a playlist to listen to several times. There are some great playlists that have been put together by other listeners than can be accessed. It works great on an Android phone, as long as an internet connection is available, although occasionally the app stops working. There are some things I don't like: first only 20 individual pieces can be included in the playlist and each movement counts as a separate piece. Thus the playlists are not very long (about an hour or so) and one must often stop activities to make another playlist during the day. Pandora is in some ways a better source, although there is little control over what is played. Second only the 100 most famous composers are included in the available music. I would like to see lesser known composers to allow me to explore little heard music.
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James Wilson
3.0 out of 5 stars Planned Classical Music
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013
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Classical Archives is very good for planned listening to classical music, where one knows exactly what one wants to hear and for how long. It is worth the money for that feature. On the other hand, Pandora is a much better deal when one does not have an agenda, but merely wants to listen to a particular musical genre or composer.
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Szizmo
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2014
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I subscribe to the Classical Archives site, and this app is great for when I'm not at my computer to listen to music there. I now use the app on my tablet at the four venues where I teach a classical music appreciation class. It is great to be able to bring up the site and quickly find the music I want to play for the members of my classes. I also use it at my work instead of lugging CD's back and forth to play on my CD player there. It works flawlessly, and I really do love it.
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cherry
2.0 out of 5 stars NOT FREE!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013
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The app is advertised as free. But what you actually get is free clips of music and not the whole. You are also encourage to sign up and you will get the whole music.....wait! you will get the whole music at &7.99 a month or approximately &80 a year. Needless to say I have now deleted this app.
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Elizabeth G
2.0 out of 5 stars Older listener.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017
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I,(elderly listener) joined years ago when it was free..... so this App really gives little if one is not paid up. Otherwise I do enjoy listening and downloading Midis.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting classical music streaming app
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2013
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Over the years I have been registered with the Classical Archives site and on occasion have downloaded paid for rare music tracks which were difficult to buy elsewhere. The site has also always offered streaming samples but this app gives convenient access to a selection of recordings on an economical monthly subscription basis.
It is far easier to find less common classical music items on this app than via competitors such as Spotify or Sony Music Unlimited or even Amazon. Just pick a composer from the list in the app, you are offered a selection of works and often a choice of albums. However the app does not access all music on the main site.
It is a little tricky to navigate while recordings are playing, the instructions could be better. If you have more than one item queued for playback, a button top left of the playback screen shows the number in the queue. Tap on this button to see and manage the queue.
To buy downloads you would have to access the main site but once you have the album title you can check availability from other vendors by searching the album title. In some cases the CD is unobtainable and buying a download is your only option if you prefer to own a copy.
I have not so far managed to get the playlist option to work but this might because I am in the free trial period.
In my opinion the playback screen is superior to Amazon Cloud player and other stream services.
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Suzette Hentze
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything Classical
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2014
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I love it, I can create my own playlists or just informally browse and listen to any pieces I desire. The only way to improve it is to make the subscription less costly but it is still a great value at the present price!!

It has some of the most obscure music as well as classical favorites. IT IS TRULY AN ARCHIVE OF GREAT AND NOT SO GREAT MUSIC.
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AshRedhawk
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2015
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Great selection
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Stephen Griffiths
1.0 out of 5 stars The so called "free app" is deceptive. It isn't free at all!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2016
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Not free. If you want full tracks you have to pay $7.99 per month. Else all you get is 60 seconds of any track. Rubbish!
No thanks, I'll stick to Amazon Prime music, which at least is free although the choice is not so good.
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spyrysanmor
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2016
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choice of music not to my taste
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