Who are the competitors right now for good classical music app?
I feel apple is the only player in the game.
They also know what matters is the content, and they’re obviously growing that content.
I feel apple is the only player in the game.
They also know what matters is the content, and they’re obviously growing that content.
Roon is the only other music player that understands the difference between compositions and performances like Apple Music Classical does.
What’s cool about Roon is that it applies this approach to all Music, not just classical.
Roon also seamlessly merges any locally stored music you have with your libraries from Tidal, Qobuz, or KKBox, which allows you to manage all of your music from one place.
What is the difference and why's it important for an app to have these categories?
This seems ok for me - at least, not terrible. I can see why you'd want the two categories though.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6bPCZb1WjvotzyNkg2LciV?si=doH...
Though I'd make an exception if I could find the Mahler's 2nd conducted by Eugene Ormandy I grew up with in the late 1960s, though...
Idagio mentioned in this thread does this as well. You can choose your performance by conductor / soloist / ensemble etc.
I'm not sure if the other options own their own label(s), though. It will be interesting to see how this acquisition shapes the content available on the app.
[1]: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/apple-aga...