That there are recordings in the public domain doesn't mean all, or even most, classical recordings are in the public domain.
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Apple Music Classical Now Available for Pre-Order on the App Store, Launches Later This Month
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I don't listen exclusively to classical, and having a separate application is *totally* not a problem for me. Different interface for a different use case.
[Edit] I've been trying to make classical work in the Apple environment since my first iPod in 2003. And the only way to do it is to spend countless hours curating your metadata for consistency. As someone mentioned earlier, the metadata you get from Apple has a nasty tendency to file *some* "Ludwig van Beethoven" under "L" and *some* under "B". It's always on the barest edge of usability, and even then only if you've got the time to polish up the metadata.
The delay: The Icon.
In all seriousness, cool. I dont specially go looking for classical music but I may just give a whirl once it's released.
In all seriousness, cool. I dont specially go looking for classical music but I may just give a whirl once it's released.
There are some classical music I have listened to and I can understand it needing its own category. Its an acquired taste. 5 million tracks is a lot, it makes sense to keep this separate from Cardi B and Offset.
What I see in these comments is a general unwillingness to read anything beyond a headline; most people's utter lack of knowledge about Western art music (which continues to be written, by the way, it's not just something "in the past"); near-total ignorance about copyright law; and an enthusiasm for showing off one's lack of comprehension to the world as if it redounds to one's credit. Truly depressing.
Good for Apple for seeing a need and doing something about it. If it's successful, perhaps they can take what they've developed and apply it retroactively to the rest of Apple Music, which has always had a metadata and organization problem.
Good for Apple for seeing a need and doing something about it. If it's successful, perhaps they can take what they've developed and apply it retroactively to the rest of Apple Music, which has always had a metadata and organization problem.
The ignorance and entitlement of people on this forum. If it’s not of interest to you then it’s not aimed at you. You are not Apple’s only target customer. Move along.
You can't teach someone who doesn't want to learn.
You really have no clue how this works do you?
Please point me to this recording on archive.org…
Out of interest, what do you think are the problems with the metadata on pop music? I used to be an obsessive id3 tagger. Now I pretty much exclusively use streaming services.
It wasn't stated in this MR article, but elsewhere it's said "Those tracks will feature the highest audio quality (up to 192 kHz/24 bit Hi-Res Lossless) with thousands of recordings in immersive spatial audio."
If it's iPhone-only, how does one get such a high quality stream to equipment capable of reproducing it? Lightning port? 🤣
If it's iPhone-only, how does one get such a high quality stream to equipment capable of reproducing it? Lightning port? 🤣
I'm always excited for something new from Apple. Question I ask; will the app be truly just about classical music, or will there be cross ads and references to other genres ... and what happens to the "regular" Music app, no more classical section?
Really confused about the benefit of "Pre-Ordering" an app delivered thru the App Store. Is there a benefit to pre-ordering versus simply ordering it the day it releases ?? Thx in Advance.
Isn't pre-ordering something much more exciting than waiting until release day?
It auto-downloads when it becomes available, so you can forget about looking it up again.
Also, I don't mean to be "that guy", but spatial audio is a gimmick and I've found it doesn't sound very good with classical music. Classical music is best without audio gimmicks: two stereo channels, nothing more. Especially since many classical recordings are older. It isn't like pop music where you can get away with listening to music exclusively produced in the last decade.
Yes it is. Because the sound quality of newer mobile phones is lower than a decent sound card.
Moreover, there are no iOS devices that can be connected to the mixer without an adapter.
An iOS device can only be a remote control desk.
Good, now get back to working on Music for the other 99% of the paying users
Around New Year's I splashed on a box set of about 120 recordings the guy in my avatar made for Deutsche Grammophon. I still haven't ripped them to put them into my iTunes library, because I haven't talked myself into the many, many hours of metadata editing I'd need to do to make it work.
I haven't subscribed to Apple Music because its preference for its own crap metadata over my curated metadata simply makes classical unusable until I sign out.
I think the cure might finally be in sight.
I haven't subscribed to Apple Music because its preference for its own crap metadata over my curated metadata simply makes classical unusable until I sign out.
I think the cure might finally be in sight.
Lots of fairly stupid reactions from people who have no knowledge whatsoever of classical music and have been too lazy to read what Apple has said about the necessity to have a separate app for classical music.
Apple's long-awaited dedicated classical music app today appeared on the App Store and is available for pre-order ahead of its launch at the end of March.
In 2021, Apple announced that it had purchased the classical music streaming service Primephonic and would be folding it into Apple Music via a new app dedicated to the genre. "Apple Music Classical" is now on the App Store and expected to be released on March 28, 2023. Users can pre-order the app now so that it downloads as soon as it is available. It is included for free as part of an Apple Music or Apple One subscription.
Speaking to TechCrunch, Apple said that the new Apple Music Classical app offers Apple Music subscribers access to over five million classical music tracks, including new high-quality releases, in addition to hundreds of curated playlists, thousands of exclusive albums, and other features like composer bios and deep dives on key works.
The app offers a simpler interface for interacting with classical music specifically. Unlike the existing Apple Music app, Apple Music Classical allows users to search by composer, work, conductor, catalog number, and more. Users can get more detailed information from editorial notes and descriptions.
Apple commissioned high-resolution digital portraits of famous composers like Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Johann Sebastian Bach for the app, using color palettes and artistic references from the relevant classical period, with more unique artwork to be added over time. Apple says that it has been working with classical music artists and institutions to offer exclusive content and recordings.
Apple Music Classical will only support iOS devices running iOS 15.4 or newer at launch. A version of the app for Android is also set to arrive "soon." Users can track news and updates about the Apple Music Classical on the new @appleclassical Twitter account.
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6 people just got really excited.
In Dolby Atmos? Spatial audio? I just tried to find what I was listening to this morning on archive.org: Silvestrov: Silent Songs by Helene Grimaud & Konstantin Krimmel. Archive.org has Silvestrov: Silent Songs, but not the newly released Helene Grimaud & Konstantin Krimmel version.