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TechAudioApple Music Classical is finally here for iPhone, and it’s in its own stand-alone appRoll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news: Apple’s long-awaited classical music app is finally hereWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news: Apple’s long-awaited classical music app is finally here
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
Is it really a year since we reported thatApple was working on Apple Classical, which will “look and work like the mainApple Musicapp, but it’ll be available separately and presumably for less money”? It is, but at long last the app is actually here. And as we predicted, it looks and works like the mainAppleMusic app oniPhone, but it’s available separately and costs less money.
In fact, it doesn’t cost any money at all: it’s free if you’re an Apple Music subscriber. I wasn’t expecting that.
The app is live in the App Store today, but the service doesn’t launch until 28 March. And it looks like it’s going to be something special for classical music fans.
What is Apple Music Classical?
According to Apple, the app will give you access to the world’s largest classical music catalogue in Hi-Res Lossless Audio, with over 5 million tracks available in the highest audio quality (up to 192KHz/24-bit).
Apple also says that it will deliver “hundreds of curated playlists, thousands of exclusive albums, composer biographies, deep-dive guides for many key works, intuitive browsing features and much more”, and that it will be working with musicians and music institutions to deliver “unique and exclusive content and recordings.”
The app will be available almost everywhere (but not China, Japan, Korea or Taiwan at first) for iPhones runningiOS15.4 or later and you can pre-order it now; it’s free if you have any of the Apple Music subscriptions, including Apple One bundles and the student plan.
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