Classical Music Archives

Sveriges Radio

06/03/2024

Sveriges Radio is Sweden’s national broadcaster which has four main radio channels plus a number of specialist channels catering to children and Finnish speakers amongst others. In addition to a terrestrial transmitter network they also have an internet presence with iOS and Android apps, webplayers and direct stream links. Their impressive website includes news and programme details together with links to a wide range of podcasts. The classical music channel, P2, has recently introduced a […]

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia

13/01/2024

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia and will be available from the 24th January in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao according to a recent announcement on X (Twitter). The app can now be pre-ordered in these countries. Apple initially launched the its Classical app on the 28th March last year with an iPhone app and has since release an Android app in June and an iPad app in November. Available to […]

Apple Music Classical now has an iPad app

24/11/2023

Apple Music Classical now has an iPad app some seven months after Apple launched their classical music service for the iPhone. Available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost you can find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalogue with search built for the genre. Beginners to classical music can get acquainted with the genre thanks to hundreds of Essentials playlists, insightful composer biographies, deep-dive guides for many key works, and intuitive browsing […]

Classical 90.5 FM

26/08/2023

Classical 90.5 FM is one of three radio stations broadcast both over the air and on internet radio by azpm.org. azpm is a US public broadcaster and a member of both PBS and NPR and is based in Tucson, Arizona. Classical 90.5 FM is as its name suggests dedicated to classical music and broadcasts an HLS encoded CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream using StreamS technology. It also has a 128kbps AAC-LC stream powered by StreamS. […]

Apple Music Classical now has an Android app

01/06/2023

Apple Music Classical now has an Android app some two months after Apple launched their classical music service for the iPhone. Available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost you can find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalogue with search built for the genre. Beginners to classical music can get acquainted with the genre thanks to hundreds of Essentials playlists, insightful composer biographies, deep-dive guides for many key works, and intuitive […]

Qobuz makes a play to be the Classical music streamer

08/04/2023

Qobuz makes a play to be the Classical music streamer saying that 19% of its catalogue is Classical according to a recent statement by the company. Following on from the recent launch of Apple Music Classical, Qobuz points out that its has been streaming Classical music since its founding in 2007 and has offered classical music fans exclusive content, classical music-centred curation, editorial, playlists, and more. As it has evolved from its French roots, through […]

Apple Music Classical to launch 28th March

12/03/2023

Apple Music Classical is to launch on 28th March 2023 as a separate app which can be pre-ordered from the Apple app store here. Apple bought classical music streamer Primephonic in Autumn 2021 promising that it would launch a revamped service in 2022. The new service will be a free addition to any paid subscription (Individual, Student, Family, or Apple One) but will not be included in the Apple Music Voice Plan. On launch it […]