Listen: Life with Classical Music Named Top 10 Magazine of 2009

BRYN MAWR, Pa., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- ArkivMusic, The Source for Classical Music today announced its magazine, Listen: Life with Classical Music, was named one of the Top 10 Best magazines of 2009 by Library Journal (http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6726942.html).

Library Journal calls Listen "a classy, tastefully designed... magazine about musicians, recordings, performances, and trends in serious music... Listen's sophisticated yet accessible writing style is a perfect match for readers who appreciate music..."

Depending on the source, somewhere between 70 and 320 magazines ceased publication in 2009 and still more opted for online-only distribution.

"Launching a print magazine last year may have seemed counterintuitive but we believed the classical music market was underserved and that a quality publication would do well," says Listen's Publisher, Eric Feidner, who also notes the magazine is now turning a profit in 2010 with a rapidly growing subscriber base and strong ad sales growth.

Earlier this year, Listen: Life with Classical Music also received a Merit Award from the Society of Publication Designers for Feature Illustration, a competition dominated by The New York Times Magazine, WIRED, W, New York, and GQ. 

Listen: Life with Classical Music (http://www.listenmusicmag.com) is America's magazine about the world of classical music, explored through features, interviews, and recommendations. This week subscribers will receive the latest Summer issue of the magazine, with Gustavo Dudamel gracing the cover. The issue features the 15 Most Inspiring People in Classical Music, Summer Festivals across North America, and Editor in Chief Ben Finane's interview with Pierre Boulez, as well as a visit to the Mahler conducting competition in Bamberg and Damian Fowler's profile of photographer Christian Steiner. Starting this month Listen will be available on newsstands including Barnes & Noble and Borders. Listen: Life with Classical Music is published by ArkivMusic, LLC.

About ArkivMusic, LLC

ArkivMusic, The Source for Classical Music (http://www.arkivmusic.com) is an online retailer of classical music.  ArkivMusic has the largest selection of classical music recordings in the U.S., with access to over 90,000 titles from over 1,500 labels, including over 8,500 titles in its ArkivCD reissue program of manufacturing previously out-of-print recordings on a just-in-time basis.  ArkivMusic is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.

SOURCE ArkivMusic, LLC