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Introduction to Apple Music Classical
Apple Music Classical is the app designed for classical music — available for Apple Music subscribers at no additional charge.
Apple Music is an ad-free music service with over 100 million songs, and the world’s largest catalogue of classical music — more than 5 million tracks and 1.2 million recordings.
Note: You can subscribe to Apple Music or Apple One, which includes Apple Music and other services. Apple Music and Apple One aren’t available in all countries or regions. See the Apple Support article Bundle Apple subscriptions with Apple One.
Apple Music Classical shares some features with the Apple Music app. In both apps, you can create playlists. Both apps support the highest audio quality (up to 192 kHz/24-bit Hi-Res Lossless). Select albums and recordings are available in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, for true multidimensional sound.
Apple Music Classical also has unique features that deliver an outstanding classical music experience. You can:
Search or browse by composer, work, album, instrument and more. See Find music in Apple Music Classical.
Discover handpicked classical album recommendations and hundreds of expertly curated playlists. See Explore new and featured music.
Read biographies, album notes and work descriptions. See Learn from experts in Apple Music Classical.
View information about the album or recording you’re listening to, such as the conductor, record label or release year. See Use the controls in the Full-Screen Player.
Get started
To get started, you need to install Apple Music Classical and subscribe to Apple Music. You also need to have the Apple Music app . The app is preinstalled on iPhone and iPad. Android users can install the Apple Music Classical app on Android through the Google Play Store.
About using Apple Music Classical with the Apple Music app
When you’re connected to the internet, you can use Apple Music Classical to stream classical music. See Play music in Apple Music Classical.
To listen to music without an internet connection, you need to add it to your library, then download it using the Apple Music app. See the Apple Support article Add and download music from Apple Music.