Apple Music Classical Archives

Apple Music Classical adds 50,000 album booklets

30/09/2024

Apple Music Classical adds 50,000 album booklets to its classical music app which launched in March 2023 following its acquisition of Primephonic in Autumn 2021. The digital album booklets contain in-depth liner notes, translations, composer biographies, and more. In the past year, Apple Music Classical has seen its expansion into Asia and the launch of a Top 100 chart which ranks the most popular classical albums globally and is updated weekly. The app has also […]

Apple Music Classical launches Top 100 chart

23/07/2024

Apple Music Classical launches Top 100 chart ranking the most popular classical albums globally. The weekly chart combines five data sources to form a complete view of what’s happening in classical music. The top five albums this week are: Bach: Keyboard Concertos by Jonathan Bloxham & Tianqi Du, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Brahms: Symphonies – by Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe Cinema – EP by Plínio Fernandes Sommernachtskonzert 2024 (Summer Night […]

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia

13/01/2024

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia and will be available from the 24th January in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao according to a recent announcement on X (Twitter). The app can now be pre-ordered in these countries. Apple initially launched the its Classical app on the 28th March last year with an iPhone app and has since release an Android app in June and an iPad app in November. Available to […]

Apple Music Classical now has an iPad app

24/11/2023

Apple Music Classical now has an iPad app some seven months after Apple launched their classical music service for the iPhone. Available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost you can find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalogue with search built for the genre. Beginners to classical music can get acquainted with the genre thanks to hundreds of Essentials playlists, insightful composer biographies, deep-dive guides for many key works, and intuitive browsing […]

Apple Music Classical now has an Android app

01/06/2023

Apple Music Classical now has an Android app some two months after Apple launched their classical music service for the iPhone. Available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost you can find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalogue with search built for the genre. Beginners to classical music can get acquainted with the genre thanks to hundreds of Essentials playlists, insightful composer biographies, deep-dive guides for many key works, and intuitive […]

Apple Music Classical to launch 28th March

12/03/2023

Apple Music Classical is to launch on 28th March 2023 as a separate app which can be pre-ordered from the Apple app store here. Apple bought classical music streamer Primephonic in Autumn 2021 promising that it would launch a revamped service in 2022. The new service will be a free addition to any paid subscription (Individual, Student, Family, or Apple One) but will not be included in the Apple Music Voice Plan. On launch it […]