I’ve gotten reports from several correspondents today saying that the Classical genre has disappeared from the iTunes Store. It is missing from the UK store, as well as stores in Sweden, Italy, Canada, and Australia – see the screenshot to the left – but in the US, German, and French stores, it’s still visible in the list of genres.
This is, of course, quite a problem for anyone who wants to browse for classical music, as well as those labels selling classical music.
I’m guessing this is just some odd database bug; there’s no reason why Apple would remove classical music from the iTunes Store. So rather than assume the worst, it’s best to wait and see when it gets fixed.
In the meantime, this link should take you to the Classical section of the iTunes Store.
Update: I see that the Classical genre has returned to the UK and Canadian stores; I haven’t checked others, but, as I said above, it was a temporary glitch.
Sure. I’ll bet they’re going to get riiiiight on that.
Sure. I’ll bet they’re going to get riiiiight on that.
The thing is, I suspect a lot of classical music fans (and I’m one in this situation) won’t even notice because we don’t “browse” the store or use that menu. Whenever I want music from iTunes it’s usually something specific and I just type in the relevant search terms (composer name, title key word, a catalogue number perhaps, artist, whatever).
The thing is, I suspect a lot of classical music fans (and I’m one in this situation) won’t even notice because we don’t “browse” the store or use that menu. Whenever I want music from iTunes it’s usually something specific and I just type in the relevant search terms (composer name, title key word, a catalogue number perhaps, artist, whatever).