Classical Music Archives

Live streaming can’t save classical music

26/09/2020

Live streaming can’t save classical music according to a recent report into classical music events by the classical music streamer Primephonic. The report is based on research commissioned by Primephonic and conducted by YouGov who carried out an online survey of a representative sample of 1145 US adults aged 18+ between the 20th and 21st July 2020. The report looked into the challenges facing the classical music community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data shows […]

Younger listeners in UK turn to Classical music

19/08/2020

Younger listeners in UK turn to Classical music with 37% of UK Classical music fans on Deezer under 35 years old and global streams from this age group rising by 17% in the last year. This is according to a joint report The Classical Revival in 2020 from the BPI, Deezer and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) using official streaming data and market research. Research showed that 18-25 year olds accounted for a third (34%) […]

Warner Classics launches 3D Classical Collection

11/07/2020

Warner Classics launches 3D Classical Collection exclusively on Amazon Music in Dolby Atmos format designed to be played on Amazon’s Echo Studio Device. The 3D Classical Collection is a playlist of 35 classical tracks recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir conducted by British conductor Ben Gernon. The 3D Classical Collection was recorded at Studio One, Abbey Road Studios where it was also mixed in Dolby Atmos. Listeners will be able to stream the […]

IDAGIO launches in Japan

18/06/2020

IDAGIO launches in Japan on the 2st June 2020 to coincide with a live video stream of the Vienna Philharmonic’s subscription concert in IDAGIO’s Global Concert Hall. This international expansion will give music lovers in Japan access not only to IDAGIO‘s Global Concert Hall but also to its classical catalogue of over 2 million tracks in CD Quality sound distinguished by superior metadata and a tailor-made search feature for classical, and expert curation. IDAGIO’s Global […]

Apple Music now has classical music iOS app

04/06/2020

Apple Music now has classical music iOS app in addition to a web front-end which was released towards the back end of last year. Concertino transforms Apple Music into a classical music jukebox allowing you to browse composers, genres and periods, create playlists of multi-movement works, start no-nonsense radio stations and more. The rationale behind Concertino according to its developer is that “Classical music demands a very different approach: it is based on composers, works, […]

Classical music front-end for Spotify

23/05/2020

Concertmaster is an open source classical music front-end for Spotify. It uses Open Opus data and combines it with automated analysis of Spotify’s own metadata in order to create an improved user experience for classical music. It relies on crowdsourced curation as well for additional verification and refinement. Concertmaster runs on Android phones and Mac, Windows, ChromeOS and Linux computers. Due to Spotify restrictions, it doesn’t run on iPads and iPhones but a Concertmaster app […]

Deutsche Grammophon launches online classical platform

20/05/2020

Deutsche Grammophon launches online classical platform branded DG Premium which offers video and audio classical music content. DG Premium will offer exclusive content to classical music fans and is focused on concert-length productions. Evolving from the popular bonus content site myDG, it will provide access to a compelling basic package of video and audio recordings – free of charge until at least the end of this year – for new subscribers and those already registered […]