March 28, 2023
press release
Apple Music Classical is here.
The ultimate classical music streaming experience is available at no additional cost to Apple Music subscribers. Download it now on the App Store
Cupertino, California Apple today launched Apple Music Classical, a new standalone music streaming app designed to give classical music lovers the listening experience they deserve. With Apple Music Classical, Apple Music subscribers can easily find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalog with comprehensive search. Enjoy the highest audio quality available and discover many classical favorites in a new way with adaptive spatial audio. Explore expertly curated playlists, insightful composer biographies, and descriptions of thousands of works; And a lot. Apple Music Classical is available on the App Store starting today and is included with all Apple Music subscriptions at no extra cost. The combination of Apple Music Classical and Apple Music offers a complete music experience for everyone from long-time classical fans to first-time listeners and everyone in between.
“We love music — really, we all do — and classical music is the foundation of all genres of music,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and Beats. Apple Music Classical is a stand-alone app for classical experts and anyone new to classical, with the world’s largest selection of classical music, excellent search and browsing capabilities, and a superior audio experience with Spatial Audio. , and thousands of unique copies. We believe this is the best classical music streaming experience available anywhere, and for us this is just the beginning.
The world’s largest catalog of classical music
With over 5 million tracks, Apple Music Classical is home to the world’s largest catalog of classical music, covering the entire spectrum from celebrated recordings to forgotten gems. For starters, a hand-picked Editor’s Pick is a good place to start. And for those who are well versed in a particular work, the app’s list of popular copies offers the perfect next step – and a fun opportunity to compare and contrast. Apple Music Classical offers thousands of solo albums, including recordings by world-renowned orchestras.
Find it made for classical music
Classical works have many movements and tracks; Famous pieces have hundreds of recordings from various orchestras, conductors and soloists. And many composers have their own special catalog assignments, from Bach’s BWV to Mozart’s K. With these complexities in mind, Apple Music Classical has redesigned search to provide all keyword combinations, from composer and performance, to exactly what the user is looking for. Ops number, director, artist or instrument, and even a working nickname. Searching for a job shows all of his recordings and Editor’s Choice performances. And searching for a composer will show all available works.
A classically designed interface
Apple Music’s classic interface ensures listeners always know who and what they’re listening to, with everything at a glance: work title, orchestra, conductor, contributing artists, and even year of recording. And when it comes to building a personal library, Apple Music lets classical listeners add more than just albums, tracks, playlists, and artists — it also supports specific classical categories like works, composers, and recordings.
The highest sound quality
Apple Music Classical offers up to 24-bit/192kHz lossless audio on the service so listeners can experience the nuances of each performance. In Hi-Res Lossless mode, sound is incredibly crisp and clear, so every note feels close to touch. And thanks to the revolutionary Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, listeners from the best seats in the concert hall can immerse themselves in a 360-degree soundscape, listening to music from all directions, including from above. Apple Music’s Classical Spatial Audio catalog adds new albums every week as legendary recordings are remastered and contemporary performances are captured in Spatial Audio.
Expert advice and classical insights
Apple Music’s classical editors have created more than 700 playlists to guide listeners through 800 years of music, with more to come. Beginners can start with the History of Classical Audio Guides, which combines expert commentary and selected works to introduce key composers, periods, instruments, and classical vocabulary. For the faithful, there’s the chance to get behind selected recordings as well-known classic artists provide track-by-track audio commentary. Plus, every week, Apple Music Classical’s hand-picked hidden gems highlight lesser-known works, while Composer Undiscovered Playlists bring new perspectives to famous names.
Navigation made easy
Apple Music’s Classical Browser tab helps listeners browse the world’s largest classical catalog, guided by their interests, by composers, instruments and periods, composers, orchestras and choirs, as well as classical genres such as chamber music and stage works. With so many avenues to explore, there are endless opportunities to find new favorites.
Unique new artwork
Apple Music classical listeners will enjoy exclusive new artwork, including hundreds of playlist covers and exclusive high-resolution digital portraits of many of the world’s greatest composers. Commissioned by a diverse group of artists, each image combines historical research with color palettes and references to the relevant classical period. Many of these new works are designed for Mac and iPad, so the results show an attention to detail, bringing listeners face-to-face with famous figures such as Bach, Beethoven, Hildegard von Bingen, Chopin, John Dowland, Fanny Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky. , Vivaldi and others like never before.
In addition, Apple Music has collaborated with some of the world’s greatest classical institutions – the Berlin Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Opéra National de Paris, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and the Vienna Philharmonic. To bring classical music listeners new, exclusive and exclusive content and recordings at launch and beyond. Starting in March 2023, Apple Music Classical will host a number of live performances featuring some of these incredible partners from around the world, including today’s Apple programming. Visit apple.com/ to register for today’s Apple events. Today.
Apple Music is also working closely with today’s most popular classical composers, artists and musicians to ensure that the app empowers artists and engages classical music lovers around the world.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has been involved in previous talks about the need for such an app, and is excited about new ways for listeners to access and explore the world of classical music. “Classical music – and all culture – is fundamentally about communication, about creating communication links between time and space,” says Yo-Yo Ma. “Inventions like this make that connection, giving us space to run with our passions, find the familiar and enjoy the unexpected.”
“I’m thrilled that Apple Music is taking the initiative to set a new standard for classical music in the age of streaming,” said Hilary Hahn. “I know I can trust Apple Music’s native high-quality uncompressed audio to convey my performance, my instrument and the venue. And even a solo classical recording is a deeply collaborative process; Apple Music’s classically extensive metadata ensures that everyone — composers, arrangers, directors, musicians, producers, publishers and more — gets the credit they deserve.
“I’ve been working with Apple to solve the classical music streaming problem,” said Jonny Greenwood. “They have developed truly elegant solutions to unique problems that hinder the discovery and collection of digital classical music. Simply put, there is only one copy of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’, but thousands of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’. This first-of-its-kind search, for someone looking for new classical music, can be very exciting and confusing, so I’m excited for everyone to finally have a way to enter this wonderful musical universe that’s (and) welcoming to the new. old) classical fans, and rewards the love of music with music directly and intuitively.
“Music is the focus of my life, and as a composer and fan, I have long believed that it is essential to our humanity,” said Gordon P. Getty said. “The arrival of Apple Music Classic is an extraordinary moment in our career. It’s a unique streaming service that celebrates diverse artists, embraces historic recordings, and inspires curiosity in all of us. Apple has created a unique experience worthy of our needs, and I’m confident it will advance the cause of music for generations to come.”
Availability
- Starting today, Apple Music will be available for download on the App Store everywhere Apple Music is offered. China, Japan, Russia, south Korea, TaiwanAnd Turkey.
- Existing Apple Music subscribers can enjoy Apple Music Classical immediately at no additional cost.
- Apple Music Classic is available for all iPhone models running iOS 15.4 or later.
- Apple Music Classical for Android is coming soon.
- Users must have an internet connection to listen to music on Apple Music Classical.
- For more information visit apple.com/music and follow @ appleclassical On Twitter.
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