Everything you need to know about Apple Music Classical

Apple launched its classical music service, Apple Music Classical, which it announced at WWDC 2022, and it does so as a standalone app for iOS. What should you know about this new service? We explain everything below.

The new “Apple Music Classical” application is now available for reservation, downloadable from March 28, 2023. If you wish to reserve or download it after this date, you can do so from this link. At the moment it is an application only available for iPhone, there is no version for iPadOS

, but it will probably soon be available for the rest of Apple’s platforms as well. There is also no Android app at the moment. This service is the result of the acquisition of Primephonic, a classical music streaming service that Apple acquired in 2021.

The application only has the classical music catalog, with 5 million titles, hundreds of playlists and thousands of exclusive albums. Apple has collaborated with artists and institutions to offer exclusive content, and Lossless audio and spatial audio features

. Seeking the utmost attention to detail, Apple has commissioned exclusive covers for its albums, for now featuring portraits of Beethoven, Chopin and Bach, but new designs are coming soon.

The application has a more developed search engine that allows users to find their music by composer, work, catalog number, artist and more options. its interface is based on Apple Music, but with variations that give it a more personal touch, such as the type of font used: New York, instead of San Francisco Pro. The playback screen has a white or black background, no blurred background depending on the album being played

. It also does not show a song lyrics button, but rather to read a detailed description of the title. You can also find detailed author biographies, editors’ notes, and detailed information about the works.

Apple Classical Music It is included in the Apple Music service completely free of charge.both for Apple Music and Apple One subscribers. Those who will not be able to enjoy this service are those who have subscribed to Apple Music Voice.