Apple Music Classical

Get the app designed specifically for classical music. Available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost. Instantly find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalogue with search built for the genre. Enjoy the highest audio quality available (up to 24-bit/192 kHz Hi-Res Lossless) and hear classical favourites like never before in Spatial Audio—all with zero ads.

Apple Music Classical also makes it easy for beginners to get to know the classical genre thanks to time-synced listening guides for many popular works, hundreds of Essentials playlists, insightful composer biographies and personalized recommendations based on recently-played composers, instruments and periods.

The Ultimate Classical Experience

• Get unlimited access to the world’s largest classical music catalogue (over 5 million tracks) with everything from new releases to celebrated masterpieces, plus thousands of exclusive albums.

• Search by composer, work, conductor or even catalogue number, and find specific recordings instantly.

• Listen in the highest audio quality (up to 24 bit/192 kHz Hi-Res Lossless) and enjoy thousands of recordings in immersive Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. 

• Appreciate famous works more deeply with listening guides—moment-by-moment expert notes from the Apple Music Classical editors. 

• Know exactly who and what you’re listening to thanks to complete, accurate metadata.


• Enjoy nonstop music with brand new stations curated by our editors and themed by instrument, composer, period or genre.

• Learn about each classical period with The Story of Classical audio guides.


• Discover new favourites on the Home tab with personalized recommendations based on your listening.

• Dig deeper as you listen, with insightful album notes, descriptions of key works and thousands of composer biographies.

• Browse booklets for thousands of albums including in-depth liner notes, translations and more.

• Listen with CarPlay for music on the move.

• Ask Siri to play a composer, work or instrument.

• Listen using AirPlay on compatible wireless devices.

Requirements

• Requires an Apple Music subscription (Individual, Student, Family or Apple One).

• Availability and features vary by country and region, plan or device. The list of countries where Apple Music Classical is available can be found at https://support.apple.com/HT204411.

• Apple Music Classical is available for all iPhones and iPads running iOS or iPadOS 18.0 or later.

• To listen to music on Apple Music Classical, you must have an internet connection.