Experts say the move could bring more options to classical music listeners.
“These advanced features will likely benefit all listeners.”
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Apple plans to merge Primephonic with its Apple Music service.
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Primephonic has stopped accepting new customers and will go offline on September 7.
The new features will include more detailed displays of classical music metadata and improved browsing and search capabilities.
Users also now will be able to browse by composer and repertoire.
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Searching for Beethovens Symphony No.
9 is not enough for a majority of classical music listeners.
It also provides an extensive catalog of classical music, including some obscure works.
The curated playlists and “decent” interface also will be a bonus for listeners, he said.
Primephonic also offers a better search function for classical music.
“Searching for Beethovens Symphony No.
9 is not enough for a majority of classical music listeners,” he added.
“They want to search for the Beethoven Symphony No.
9 conducted by Claudio Abbado from the Salzburg Festspielhaus 1996 performance, for example.
Or they want to search by a particular time period, stylistic genre, or soloist name.”
“And so, the artist is kind of foregrounded as the recording artist.
Of course, Primephonic isnt the only game in town.
Howard said other options for classical music lovers includeIdagio,Naxos, andQobuz.
“Naxos is expensive and is an outgrowth of their label/publishing company, and seems more focused on education/institutions.
