Apple Music Classical

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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Last verified 1 Aug 2026

4.7 17962 ratings · App Store

1. 2/5Doesn’t work with existing library

   I was very excited about the Apple Music Classical app since 99% of my music library is classical and the usual issues of searching and categorizing classical music have always been an annoyance on the Apple Music app. The app does a good job of improving browsing and discovery for classical music: music is accurately categorized by composer, orchestra, genre, type of work, etc, without lumping soloists, composers and orchestras under an ambiguous label like “Artist.” It looks great, too, with well known composers getting beautiful portraits. Unfortunately, while the app is great for exploring and finding new music, it falls flat if you have an existing Apple Music library, because none of the features above account for music in your existing library. As far as I can tell, the app has no way to search within your Apple Music library, which actually makes it worse that the “regular” Apple Music app for that purpose. The app does have a section for “Favorite Recordings,” however, your existing library is not automatically added to it. Because of these limitations, I have continued to use the old Apple Music app instead of Apple Music Classical. Most of the time, I am listening to something in my existing library of favorite recordings which I’ve collected over years. This app does not improve that experience, and in fact is worse than the older Music app for browsing existing music. This is disappointing because the old app still suffers from poor categorization and unreliable search for classical music, and it would have been great to take advantage of the improved features that the specialized app provides.

   Hribtbbks · 30 Aug 2026

2. 5/5The best music app for the classical and art music enthusiast.

   The design, editorials, and easy-to navigate UX make this the best app for baroque, classical, romantic, modern, contemporary and experimental art music. Cataloguing, organizing, labeling and sorting this type of music is a challenge for most apps. The way these types of works need to be organized requires a special taxonomy that spans across composers, performers, conductors, institutions, recording dates and more. This app seamlessly connects the dots across the types of information and music you’re trying to find. Where other apps are restricted to the basic schema of “Artist>Album>Song” this app can help you find everything from the very first recordings of Beethoven’s late string quartets, all the way to the latest star performers of today. It will also do a great job of highlighting past performers that had impactful interpretations of composers we all love - like JS Bach you’ll easily find Yo-Yo Ma, Karl Richter, and Glenn Gould and so on. I genuinely feel like this is the best app on my phone. I am so grateful for it.

   Gddhzfhcdhvfg · 31 Jul 2026

3. 2/5Great idea but why another app? And why not iPad?

   First, there is no excuse for the fact that the normal Music app can not do the right thing when listening to classical music. Note that the same could be said of jazz or other musical styles. Are we going to need an app for each genre? Then, to top it off, it is a phone app that does not adapt to the iPad well at all. Wasting space and just generally a bad experience. Why do I talk about the iPad? Well, when reading a book, I like to listen to music. I don’t do this on my iPhone but rather my iPad. It is far better for this task. So, not only do I need a second Apple Music app but it is not even well done with respect to the iPad. Oh, and it glitched a few times while playing my word game - a game that has no sound and I have always played music while playing the game. (Then again, Apple Music sometimes glitches while reading a book… have not tried that with Apple Classical yet) I was hoping for something far better but it barely is worth the frustration to address some serious weaknesses in the Apple Music app. It really should have been just adding those features to Apple Music. At least it would have been iPad optimized that way. Very disappointed in Apple - especially since they normally deliver a much better user experience.

   Michael Sinz · 30 Aug 2026

4. 3/5An okay app yet imperfections are present

   I am a huge fan of the genre classical music, as a music student this app is amazing for helping me find artists and pieces. However, for decades now classical art has ignored the contributions of many minority groups such as people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. This apps suggestions for time periods stretching from the medieval era of western music to the 21st century feature an alarming amount of music from straight white males and disregard or flat out fail to feature works from artists of different backgrounds. As a musician studying these eras of music currently it’s our duty to consider these artists that contribute to the genre. Going forward I hope that the broad spectrum of “classical” music apple plans to feature a wider range of artists than our typical musicians from the western canon. Stylistically the app works well and features that classic apple design philosophy. However, you can definitely tell this app was designed by individuals who don’t have too much knowledge on classical music. Credit where credit is due, this app does a far better job of classifying music based on their titles and publications but fails in other regards. At this time it feels a little cliché with its design as THE classical music app. While this app is still in its infancy I hope that moving forward Apple will be more motivated by classical listeners, artists and experts rather than a stereotypical understanding of the incredibly broad genre that is classical music.

   AzureStar5225 · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5A most welcome app

   You might ask why do you need another app for a genre of music? Classical music has something that no other genre has to deal with when searching for music: you have composers and you have the artists that perform the music. And if I search up Led Zeppelin, I will pretty much just got all of the Led Zeppelin albums. But if I search up Beethoven, there are hundreds of different albums performed by hundreds of different performers. The Beatles perform let it be. But there are hundreds of performers playing Beethoven’s piano sonatas, hundreds of orchestras playing, Beethoven, symphonies, etc. on the original Apple Music app, searching for a composer was hard because it was very artist centric. It was hard to find albums by composers like Beethoven, because I would most like at albums by artists, and then the algorithm would feed me more albums by that artist. This new app is very composer centric. It’s also very genre centric because in classical music, you have baroque classical romantic, 20th century, etc. If you like classical music, this app is well worth it. There are only two things that I would change: one as I noticed when I go to delete albums off the original app. They also delete on the classical app. I would like to have the classical app, dedicated only to classical albums, and be able to delete them on my other app. And the last thing is some classical pieces are very long. Symphonies, operas, and other pieces could be up to an hour. Sometimes you don’t have time to sit through the whole thing. It would be awesome if there was a way to book mark your place, so you can go back later and pick up from where you left off. Other than that, I love the app, and I am having fun learning how to use it.

   JohnGrammatico · 30 Aug 2026

4.7 4077 ratings · Google Play

1. 1/5

   Something went wrong. Try again... all the time ..

   gianlucadr1 · 1 Aug 2026

2. 5/5

   Great 😃👍!!!!

   Andres Gamboa · 1 Aug 2026

3. 1/5

   bad

   Tendai Ratibu · 1 Aug 2026

4. 5/5

   out of this world

   Bab SEM Poswa · 1 Aug 2026

5. 2/5

   App doesn't always work the way it should.

   Mister Tibbs · 1 Aug 2026

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