April 2008 (April 4, 2008)

• Additions and corrections to link pages (look for the symbol).
• 26 New CD, DVD and Book reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
Check the Complete List of New Reviews

March 2008 (March 12, 2008)

• 68 New CD, SACD, DVD and Book reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Paul-John Ramos
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle

February 2008 (February 16, 2008)

• 93 New CD, SACD, DVD Audio, DVD-Video and Book reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Robert Stumpf
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle

Holidays 2007 (November 20, 2007)

• COMPLETE SITE REDESIGN!! Using CSS and XHTML, Classical Net has been redesigned to allow for easier use and to give room to grow in the future.
• 144 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Robert Stumpf
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle

Summer 2007 (June 12)

• 49 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Robert Stumpf
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle

May 2007 (May 1)

• 30 New CD, SACD, book and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Ray Tuttle

April 2007 (April 1)

• Hundreds of additions and corrections to link pages.
• 38 New CD, SACD, book and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Ray Tuttle

March 2007 (March 1)

• Hundreds of additions and corrections to link pages.
• 93 New CD, SACD, LP and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

January/February 2007 (January 15)

• Hundreds of additions and corrections to link pages.
• 92 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Mark Sealey
• Robert Stumpf
• Ray Tuttle

Holidays 2006 (November 14)

• Hundreds of additions and corrections to link pages.
• 42 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Paul-John Ramos
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf
• Ray Tuttle

September 2006 (September 4)

• Hundreds of additions and corrections to link pages.
• 24 New CD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• New Article - The Sonic Rituals of Pauline Oliveros, Part One by Ron Drummond
• Updated discography and/or related materials for:
• Johann Adolf Hasse
• Antonio Lotti
• Anton Reicha
• Giovanni Alberto Ristori
• Francesco Maria Veracini
• Added composer page for:
• Pauline Oliveros

August 2006 (August 3)

• Hundreds of additions and corrections to link pages.
• 61 New CD, SACD, DVD-Video and Book reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle

June/July 2006 (June 14)

• Hundreds of additions and corrections to link pages.
• 67 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews and articles by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle

April 2006 (April 1)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 90 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Don Satz
• Steve Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf
• Ray Tuttle

February 2006 (February 10)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 67 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Alex Demetriou
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

January 2006 (January 1)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 48 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

November 2005 (November 5)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 33 New CD, SACD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Ray Tuttle

October 2005 (October 9)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 51 New CD, SACD, Book and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

September 2005 (September 1)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 40 New CD and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

August 2005 (August 5)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 64 New CD, SACD, DVD-Audio and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

June 2005 (June 12)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 79 New CD, SACD, DVD-Audio and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

April 2005 (April 15)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 58 New CD, SACD, DVD-Audio and DVD-Video reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

March 2005 (February 27)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 69 New CD, SACD, DVD and book reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

Holidays 2004 (November 26)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 57 CD, SACD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf
• Now an affiliate of ArkivMusic

October 2004 (October 10)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 46 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf
• Now an affiliate of ArkivMusic

September 2004 (September 5)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 37 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf
• Now an affiliate of ArkivMusic

August 2004 (August 8)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 46 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

July 2004 (July 5)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 44 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

June 2004 (June 2)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 33 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

May 2004 (May 12)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 78 CD, DVD & book reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

March 2004 (March 15)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 44 CD & book reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

February 2004 (February 15)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 58 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

Holidays 2003 (December 12)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 29 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf
• Added composer page for:
• Georges Onslow

November, 2003 (November 10)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 51 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

October, 2003 (October 12)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 40 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

September, 2003 (September 6)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 45 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Alex Morin
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

August, 2003 (August 5)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Bob Stumpf's Stokowski Concert Register, 1909-1940
• Addition of 35 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

July, 2003 (July 2)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 56 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

May/June, 2003 (May 22)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Biographies and articles on works by Mahler, Shostakovich, Bruckner & Stravinsky contributed by Paul-John Ramos
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 61 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Arnold Rosner
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

April, 2003 (April 12)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Biographies and articles on works by Mahler, Shostakovich, Bruckner & Stravinsky contributed by Paul-John Ramos
• Classical LP Sale & Cover Art Gallery
• Addition of 62 CD, DVD & reviews and articles by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

February/March, 2003 (February 23)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 56 CD, DVD & book reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

December, 2002 (December 24)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 61 CD & DVD reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

November, 2002 (November 15)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 57 CD & DVD reviews and articles by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Peter Grahame Woolf

October, 2002 (October 6)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 39 CD & book reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle

September, 2002 (September 5)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Over 150 MIDI files added on Basic Repertoire lists and Composer pages (look for the symbol).
• Now translate the site into eight languages using Babelfish, including French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• Addition of 68 CD, book & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• Added composer page for:
• George Antheil

July/August, 2002 (July 20)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 60 CD, book & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle

May/June, 2002 (May 25)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 110 articles and CD, LP & DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
• Updated discography and related materials for:
• Arvo Pärt

March/April, 2002 (Mar. 25)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 76 CD and DVD reviews by:
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle

January/February, 2002 (Jan. 31)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 63 CD and DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle

December 7, 2001

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 46 CD and book reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle
• New composer pages, discography, and related materials added for:
• John Tavener

October 30, 2001

• The first 24 articles in an overview of performances of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier on CD by Don Satz.
• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 85 CD and book reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Tom Godell
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle

September 5, 2001

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 68 CD, book and DVD reviews by:
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle

June 12, 2001 (June/July 2001)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Excellent article on Mahler's Kindertotenlieder by Mitch Friedfeld
• Update to Bob Stumpf's Stokowski Discography
• Addition of 107 CD and DVD reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle

April 15, 2001 (Spring 2001)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of 91 CD, DVD and book reviews by:
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Gerald Fenech
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle

October 5, 2000 (Fall 2000)

• The site has now had over SEVEN MILLION visitors since 1995 and by August the site had two million visitors in 2000 alone!
• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 120 Additions to the Books & Scores section, including a re-organization to ease use.
• Expansion of the Audio / Video Directory
• Addition of 106 reviews by:
• Robert Cummings
• Mark Longaker
• Alex Morin
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle
• New composer pages added for:
• Gioachino Angelo
• Georgi Lvovitch Catoire

June 25, 2000 (Summer 2000)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Major revision to the articles on the String Quartets of Anton Reicha by Ron Drummond.
• Addition of 124 reviews by:
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Alex Morin
• Robert Stumpf
• Steve Schwartz
• Jim Tobin
• Ray Tuttle

February 15, 2000 (Winter 2000)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• 56 CDs reviewed by:
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Steve Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf
• Ray Tuttle

November 24, 1999 (Holidays 1999)

• The site will see its FIVE MILLION^th visitor in December 1999 and we will have two million visitors in 1999 alone!
• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Updated pages for several composers, including Pärt and a major update to the Dresden Composers.
• Major update to Simon Crouch's Bach Cantata Listeners Guide.
• Article on Joseph Haydn and the String Quartet by Ron Drummond.
• New articles and reviews by:
• Peter Bates
• Tony Duggan
• Gerald Fenech
• Alex Morin
• Steve Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf
• Ray Tuttle
• New composer pages added for:
• Ernst Bacon
• Antonio Caldara
• Johann Adolf Hasse
• Oscar Levant
• Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
• George Tsontakis

June 15, 1999 (Spring/Summer 1999)

• New "Java" based frames version available
• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Addition of articles and reviews by:
• Gerald Fenech
• Paul Geffen
• Tom Godell
• Alex Morin
• Steve Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf
• Ray Tuttle

February 8, 1999 (Winter 1999)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Major revision to the Michael Torke Pages by David Charlton.
• Fascinating article on the String Quartets of Anton Reicha by Ron Drummond.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Martin Anderson
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Alex Morin
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Joe Sullivan
• Ray Tuttle

December 5, 1998 (Holidays 1998)

• Major updates to the new Books & Scores section. Still under heavy construction, but we have big plans and will be adding to it continuously.
• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Major revision to the Bach Cantatas Listeners Guide by Simon Crouch.
• Fascinating article on the String Quartets of Anton Reicha by Ron Drummond.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Martin Anderson
• Robert Cummings
• Alex Morin
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• New composers added:
• Moisei Vainberg

July 10, 1998 (Summer 1998)

• TWO MILLION^th visitor on May 12, 1998!
• Check out the debut of the new Books & Scores section. Still under heavy construction, but we have big plans and will be adding to it continuously.
• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Complete revision to the Bach Cantatas Listeners Guide by Simon Crouch .
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Martin Anderson
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Alex Morin
• Steven Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Joe Sullivan
• Ray Tuttle
• New composers added:
• John Adams
• Jean Barraqué
• Luciano Berio
• Pierre Boulez
• Frank Bridge
• Gavin Bryars
• George Crumb
• Luigi Dallapiccola
• Peter Maxwell Davies
• Hanns Eisler
• Brian Ferneyhough
• Louis Moreau Gottschalk
• Roy Harris
• Lou Harrison
• Karl Amadeus Hartmann
• Hans Werner Henze
• Joonas Kokkonen
• Ernst Krenek
• György Ligeti
• Magnus Lindberg
• Conlon Nancarrow
• Luigi Nono
• Harry Partch
• Krzysztof Penderecki
• Roger Reynolds
• Terry Riley
• Aulis Sallinen
• Alfred Schnittke
• Morton Subotnick
• Toru Takemitsu
• Edgard Varèse
• Stefan Wolpe
• Charles Wuorinen
• Yannis Xenakis

March 1, 1998 (Spring 1998)

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Updated pages for several composers, including Torke and Pärt.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Deryk Barker
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Paul Geffen
• Tom Godell
• Mark Longaker
• Robert Maxham
• Karl Miller
• Peter Murano
• Steven Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Robert J. Sullivan
• New composers added:
• Giuseppe Mercadante
• Giacomo Meyerbeer
• Peter Warlock

November 15, 1997

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Updated pages for several composers, including Pärt & Verdi.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Deryk Barker
• Peter Bates
• Robert Cummings
• Paul Geffen
• Tom Godell
• Mark Longaker
• Karl Miller
• Peter Murano
• Steven Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Robert J. Sullivan

September 1, 1997

• ONE MILLION^th visitor on July 8, 1997!
• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Updated pages for several composers, including Torke.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Robert Cummings
• Paul Geffen
• Mark Longaker
• Steven Schwartz
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Robert J. Sullivan
• New composers added:
• Ernest John Moeran
• Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
• Giulio Caccini
• Luzzasco Luzzaschi
• Giovanni De Macque
• Claudio Merulo
• Giovanni Maria Trabaci
• Adrian Willaert

June 1, 1997

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Added Real Audio(tm) Internet broadcasters to the Radio Stations & Broadcasters page
• Updated pages for several composers, including Torke and the Dresden Composers.
• Nine more Bach cantatas added to Simon Crouch's Listeners Guide. Now up to 190 cantatas!
• Added an Audio & Electronics Link Page
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Steven Schwartz
• Paul Geffen
• Robert J. Sullivan
• New composers added:
• Buxton Orr
• Guido Alberto Fano
• Benjamin Frankel
• Tauno Marttinen
• Giacinto Scelsi
• Eugène Ysaÿe

March 1, 1997

• Dozens of additions to link pages.
• Updated pages for several composers.
• As always, lots of new awards.
• Ten more Bach cantatas added to Simon Crouch's Listeners Guide.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Tom Godell
• Stephen Parker
• Steven Schwartz
• New composers added:
• Gilles Binchois
• Guillaume Boni
• John Bull
• Robert Carver
• Johannes Cornago
• Pieter Cornet
• William Cornysh
• Eustache Du Caurroy
• Robert Fayrfax
• Walter Frye
• William Kinloch
• Claude Le Jeune
• William Mundy
• Franz Schmidt
• Humphrey Searle
• Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
• Jehan Titelouze

January 1, 1997

• Slight home page facelift for the New Year and improved logos
• Additions to link pages.
• Updated listings for several composers.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Stephen Parker's Contributions on Verdi's Operas
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Jed Distler
• Peter Bates
• Steve Schwartz

December 5, 1996

• Additions to link pages.
• Updated listings for several composers.
• Updated Stokowski Discography
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Stephen Parker's Contributions on Verdi's Operas
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Jed Distler
• Martin Jukovsky
• Peter Bates
• Steve Schwartz
• Updates to:
• Plácido Domingo Home Page (Since removed)
• Aaron Copland
• New Composers Added:
• Milton Babbitt
• Peter Joshua Sculthorpe

October 15, 1996

• Updated listings for several composers.
• Additions to link pages.
• Ten more Bach cantatas added to Simon Crouch's Listeners Guide.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Stephen Parker's Contributions on Verdi's Operas
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Robert Maxham
• Peter Murano
• Martin Anderson
• Overview of Beethoven Sonata Recordings by Ron Drummond
• Malcolm Arnold Discography & Introductory Listening by Robert Clements
• Holst's Four Songs for Voice & Violin by Jane Erb
• Updates to:
• Plácido Domingo Home Page (since removed)
• New Composers Added:
• Malcolm Arnold
• Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

September 1, 1996

• Updated listings for several composers.
• Additions to link pages.
• Twenty more Bach cantatas added to Simon Crouch's Listeners Guide.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Stephen Parker's Contributions on Verdi's Operas
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• Martin Anderson
• Peter Bates
• Jane Erb's articles on the works of Britten, Delius and Piston
• New Composers Added:
• Scott Joplin by Edward Berlin
• Frank Martin by Jane Erb
• Malcolm Williamson by Jane Erb

August 1, 1996

• Updated listings for several composers.
• Picture Gallery added for the Leopold Stokowsky Society page.
• Additions to link pages.
• New awards and recognitions.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Stephen Parker's Contributions on Verdi's Operas
• Robert Stumpf's Maestrino
• David Charlton updates for the Torke Page and the MacMillan Page

May 20 - July 15, 1996

This revision covers a period of time as the site was moved to a new, faster web server (hosted at Best Internet Communications) and reorganized somewhat. This server has better performance (45Mbit peered connection to MaeWest), a more reliable connectivity, and a virtual domain server that allows correct handling of the short, easy-to-remember version of the URL: http://www.classical.net/

• Nearly every link and review page has been updated!
• Updated listings for several composers.
• Many, many additions to link pages.
• Twenty more Bach cantatas added to Simon Crouch's Listeners Guide.
• Many new awards and recognitions.
• Improved search capabilities.
• Graphical Timelines in Adobe Acrobat^® Format!
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Mark Shanks' Essays on the Symphonies of Allan Pettersson
• Stephen Parker's Contributions on Verdi
• Robert Maxham & Peter Bates join the reviewing staff
• David Charlton's Article on Music at the Dresden Court
• Jane Erb on Britten's Noye's Fludde and the Life & Works of Gershwin
• New Composers Added:
• Havergal Brian by Robert Clements
• Elliott Carter by Aaron M. Cassidy
• Lee Hoiby by Steve Schwartz
• Pantaleon Hebenstreit by David Charlton
• Johann David Heinichen by David Charlton
• Douglas Lilburn by Charles Eggen
• Antonio Lotti by David Charlton
• Allan Pettersson by Mark Shanks
• Johann Georg Pisendel by David Charlton
• Steve Reich by Aaron M Cassidy
• Giovanni Alberto Ristori by David Charlton
• Johann Christian Schmidt by David Charlton
• Karlheinz Stockhausen by John Atwell
• Francesco Maria Veracini by David Charlton
• Alec Wilder by Ron Prather

February 20, 1996

• Reached 1,000,000 accesses (page hits) on February 11, 1996
  - Projected to reach 100,000 visitors on February 27, 1996.
• More awards, so I added an Awards page.
• Updated Koussevitzky Society page.
• Updated Boston Early Music Newsletter listings.
• Updated Historic Brass Society page.
• Updated listings for several composers, including addition of James MacMillan.
• Many additions to link pages.
• Fifty more Bach cantatas added to Simon Crouch's Listeners Guide.
• Addition of articles and reviews:
• Robert Stumpf (Maestrino)
• Tom Godell (American Record Guide)
• Steve Schwartz
• Ray Tuttle (Fanfare, Esquire)

December 15, 1995

• Picked as "Best of the Web" by Internet Life (Premiere Issue) and NetGuide (January 1995).
• Updated listings for several composers, including addition of Michael Torke.
• Reorganization and additions to link pages.
• Comprehensive list of UseNet newsgroups added.
• Twenty more cantatas added to Simon Crouch's Listeners Guide.
• Added pages for:
• Leopold Stokowski Society
• Addition of articles and reviews, especially those written by:
• Robert Stumpf (Maestrino)
• Tom Godell (American Record Guide)

October 22, 1995

• Site name changed to "Classical Net".
• Site "facelift" including new backgrounds and graphics.
• Official Domain Name registered for the site: classical.net.
• Updated listings for all composers.
• Many additions to link pages.
• Added pages for:
• Koussevitzky Recordings Society
• Rachmaninoff Society
• Addition of articles and reviews, especially those written by:
• Tom Godell (American Record Guide)

August 28, 1995

• Updated all listings for the Boston Early Music News - Concerts in New England.
• Miscellaneous additions to link pages.
• Many articles and biographies added, especially for:
• Gershwin
• Bloch
• Barber

August 10, 1995

• Site is recognized as one of the "Top 5% of all Web Sites" by Point Survey.
• Added searchable index for the site, as well as a composer index.
• Many articles and biographies added, especially for
• Gershwin
• Copland
• Hindemith
• Honegger
• Barber
• Martinů
• Poulenc
• Works lists added for Britten, Cui, and Mahler.
• Included articles on Tchaikovsky's 6^th and Vaughan Williams' 4^th Symphonies.
• Miscellaneous additions to link pages.

July 5, 1995

• Works lists added for Bach and Chopin.
• Miscellaneous additions to link pages.

June, 1995

• Continued expansion of basic repertoire.
• Added a dedicated page for early music links and resources.
• Additions to link pages.

May 25, 1995

• Data is made available for various summer music festivals.
• Miscellaneous additions to link pages.

May 15, 1995

• A dedicated link page was set up for opera.
• Many fixes were made to links.

May 1, 1995
The Classical Music Home Page was officially opened to the public, and announcements were made on the appropriate newsgroups and mailing lists.

April 1995
Construction of the site continued with beta testing at its new web server site, Web Communications.

December 1994
Design was begun on the web site.