His arrival was already more than expected, we just didn’t know exactly when it would happen – but the signs, mainly in iOS codes and other systems, were reinforcing that this date was close. Well, today, Apple made it official: the Apple Music Classical will finally be released on the day March 28th (a Tuesday).
The new app/service is the result of the acquisition of Primephonicstill in 2021. The new app, then, was promised by Apple for 2022, but it took a long time and will only arrive now.
According to Apple, the new app will offer Apple Music subscribers (except for Voice Plan — plan not available in Brazil and Portugal) access to over 5 million tracks of classic music, including new releases in high-quality audio, plus hundreds of curated playlists, thousands of exclusive albums, and other resources like composer biographies and deep dives into key works.
That is, anyone who is already an Apple Music subscriber will not have to pay anything to access it — which will be available worldwide where Apple Music is offered, except China, Japan, Korea, Russia and Taiwan.
The app, it’s worth noting, is already available on the App Store, but listed as pre sale — even though it’s not a paid app. To gain access, you just need to be an Apple Music subscriber. The app itself minimally requires iOS 15.4 — for now, no iPad version.
The decision to launch an app focused on classical music can be controversial — following all, many think that Apple might simply put this content within Apple Music itself. However, the idea is to present a simple interface for those who want to get involved with classic works, without depending on the massive structure of Apple Music — necessary due to the millions of songs and dozens of genres that populate the service.
According to TechCrunchusers will be able to search by composer, work, conductor or even catalog number to locate recordings, which can be played back in high quality audio (up to 192kHz/24bit Hi-Res Lossless), without losses. Also, as expected, thousands of them will also be available in Spatial Audio.
Also according to the website, the app will also allow you to dive into the songs to read editorial notes regarding the composers and descriptions of their main works. Famous composers will have their own high-resolution digital portraits of artists such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin and Johann Sebastian Bach — these artworks were designed with color palettes and artistic references from the relevant classical period. Over time, obviously, more and more features will be added to the app.
Anyone looking forward to testing Apple’s new music app? ????
Apple Music has a catalog of more than 100 million songs and 30,000 playlists — many of them supporting Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos) and in very high definition, with audio Lossless. In Brazil, there are three types of subscription: University (BRL 11.90/month), Individual (BRL 21.90/month) is Familiar (BRL 34.90/month). If you are not a subscriber, you can try the service for free for one month. It is also part of the company’s Apple One subscription package.
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