Apple Music Classical Comes to iPad

Apple Music Classical was updated on the App Store today and extends the service's availability beyond iPhone and Android to bring it to iPads for the first time (via 9to5Mac). Apple released Apple Music Classical on the Google Play Store in March.

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Version 1.1 of Apple's app includes an interface designed specifically for the larger iPad display, with a navigation sidebar and media playback controls along the bottom of the screen.

In 2021, Apple announced that it had purchased the classical music streaming service Primephonic and would be folding it into ‌Apple Music‌ via a new app dedicated to the genre. Apple launched ‌Apple Music‌ Classical in March, offering a standalone experience for discovering and listening to classical music.

The ‌Apple Music‌ Classical app offers ‌Apple Music‌ subscribers access to over five million classical music tracks, including new high-quality releases, in addition to hundreds of curated playlists, thousands of exclusive albums, and other features like composer bios and deep dives on key works.

The app offers a simpler interface for interacting with classical music specifically. Unlike the existing ‌Apple Music‌ app, ‌Apple Music‌ Classical allows users to search by composer, work, conductor, catalog number, and more. Users can get more detailed information from editorial notes and descriptions.

Apple commissioned high-resolution digital portraits of famous composers like Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Johann Sebastian Bach for the app, using color palettes and artistic references from the relevant classical period, with more unique artwork to be added over time. Apple works with classical music artists and institutions to offer exclusive content and recordings.

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Top Rated Comments

arkitect Avatar
20 months ago
About time!

Now for macOS…
Score: 42 Votes (Like | Disagree)
doc james Avatar
20 months ago
Does this increase hope that we'll see calculator come to iPad? Or is that still beyond technical possibilities :D
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)
risenphoenixkai Avatar
20 months ago

About time!

Now for macOS…
And Apple TV.
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
aliea13 Avatar
20 months ago
Apple TV please, possibly with support for Hi-RES lossless
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
gwhizkids Avatar
20 months ago

I wonder how many have actually used the app? Have a feeling that it's a flop since better alternatives are availible.
Many apps are better than the Apple entries are. But they may be more complicated to use or cost more to acquire. Anyone with an Apple Music subscription gets access to this app. I doubt Apple was expecting this app to blow the doors off. It’s a niche product for a niche audience.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
matrix07 Avatar
20 months ago

Apple TV please, possibly with support for Hi-RES lossless
Bit-Perfect audio out for Apple TV and macOS please!!!!
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)