Apple Music Classical’s pricing model is sure to be well-received by existing Apple Music s — but might be a point of frustration for others. Though it’s an entirely separate app, Apple Music Classical now comes included with an Apple Music subscription. That’s true for every Apple Music plan except the $4.99/month Voice plan, meaning subscribers of the Student ($5.99/month), Individual ($10.99/month), and Family ($16.99/month) plan all have access for free. For those who don’t already have an Apple Music subscription, well, they’ll have to get one to use Apple Music Classical.
What Apple Music Classical Offers
As the name suggests, Apple Music Classical is strictly for classical music and related content; s won’t find anything else here. Apple claims the app is “the largest classical cata the world” and contains more than five million tracks, including albums that are exclusive to the platform. s can search with high specificity to find exactly what they want, allowing them to narrow the results down using parameters like instrument or conductor name. There’s also Editor’s Choice picks to highlight top-tier recordings.
The app will also offer the high-quality audio features Apple Music listeners are used to. It offers Spatial Audio for thousands of tracks, which Apple says it’s continually adding to, for an all-around immersive experience. It features lossless audio, plus an additional Hi-Res Lossless mode up to 192kHz/24-bit. The Browse tab is designed to optimize music discovery, letting s explore by composers, periods, genres, and more.
As classical music lovers well know, there are innumerable recordings and performances for any given piece, and finding the right ones on streaming platforms like Spotify and YouTube can be something of a nightmare. Apple Music Classical aims to solve a very real problem for enthusiasts, giving them a dedicated space where they can easily find the works they already love and discover new music. It also comes with tons of new art including artist portraits, plus biographies. Existing Apple Music s will find the classical music in their library now appears in their Apple Music Classical ‘Favorites’ tab too.
Source: Apple