Apple released the long-awaited Apple Music Classical app the other day. In 2021, Apple acquired Primephonic, a classical music-only service, and created its own app that comes with a similar design to Apple Music but with Primephonic features.
Why did Apple choose to release a separate app for classical music?
Through a support document, the company explains why it released a separate iPhone app instead of integrating this service into the existing Apple Music app: “Classical music is different. It features longer and more detailed pieces, multiple artists per piece, and hundreds of recordings of well-known works. The Apple Music Classical app was designed to support the complex data structure of classical music.”
Included with all Apple Music plans except Voice, the service offers over 5 million tracks. Its service page states that it has everything from Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony to outstanding performances by the world’s most famous orchestras.
The application allows you to find the exact recording you want by searching by composers, piece number or key note. The app’s custom interface lets you see key information on each piece once you’ve found the track you’re looking for, including full motion titles and a full list of contributing artists.
Apple believes that “an all-new app with customized capabilities and a beautiful interface designed for the genre can remove complexity and make classical music easily searchable, browseable, and accessible for beginners and experts alike.”
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