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by NuclearPM 6 days ago
> Apple has a special app just for classical music, which is the highest level of musical culture.

Really? Why?

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The metadata matters in a different way. A single piece with a single composer can be interpreted very differently, over time, by different conductors and orchestras.

This means classical music is very badly organised in most streaming apps. Sorting by "artist" doesn't really work if the artist is listed as an orchestra, which has probably recorded the work of more than one composer.

Roon is another example of a streaming platform that treats this metadata with the same importance.

Not the app itself of course. What I meant to say is that classical music is the highest level of musical culture.
That’s what I was asking. Why do you think that is true? Seems like the most subjective thing possible.
That classical music is the highest level of musical culture? I didn't think anybody would need an explanation, it's generally understood. And for somebody who doesn't understand, it would be impossible to explain in words. It's about as subjective as saying that nothing can be more beautiful than nature.

But not all classical music is great or even good. That hindered me for years from listening more to classical music, because I thought that I couldn't understand some works which I listened to. Then I realized some of it is just bad, and there's nothing more to it.