Apple Dives Into The Classical Music World With New Standalone App

Apple is lifting the curtains on a new app dedicated to the symphonic sounds of classical music: Apple Music Classical. The tech giant first announced the standalone app in 2021 after buying Primephonic, a music streaming service focused on classical pieces. Now, it is ready to debut this new offering for fans of the genre.

Apple Musical Classical’s catalog will span decades of classical pieces from Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, and even down to more modern composers and musicians. In total, over five million tracks will be ready at one’s fingertips, including thousands of “exclusive albums.” Furthermore, users can stream songs up to 192 kHz/24-bit high-resolution lossless audio for a fully immersive experience. And to elevate the experience even more, you can listen to it in spatial audio. 

Aside from the listening experience, fans and even novices to the genre will also be treated to biographies, backgrounds on iconic pieces of work, and “deep-dive guides” to help them get their feet wet when first venturing into classical music. There are also 700 playlists at users’ disposal.

Other than that, the app looks and feels like its sibling, Apple Music, bar for the fact that it now has just four buttons—Listen Now, Browse, Library, and Search—at the bottom, and the app icon switches out the double eighth notes symbol for the treble clef instead.

The platform will be available on March 28 for all iPhone users with iOS 15.4 or later, and those with an Apple Music subscription will have full access. A version for Android is currently in the works. 

[via Engadget and AppleInsider, screenshots via Apple]