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(completely off-topic, but commenters on this thread likely to know) Anyone know a good recommendation system for classical, or even better, cross-genre recomm

(completely off-topic, but commenters on this thread likely to know) Anyone know a good recommendation system for classical, or even better, cross-genre recommendations? E.g. a project/product that is hosted and ready to use / subscribe to. Where I could put in "I like pieces composed by Ravel and Holst, and I also like things performed by Remy le Beouf", and it would actually give me sensible recs.. Spotify seems to rely on popularity too much, which doesn't really work here (I get a bunch of Best Piano for Chill Work compilation albums and not much else). Is Pandora's rec system any good here or does it fall into the same trap? Any other projects people have seen?

bryanlarsen 5y ago
The trick for Spotify is to start from something obscure that you like. Anything popular will have the problem you describe Don't know how it would work for classical, but it works great for jazz.
Bud 5y ago
Make friends with a professional classical musician, and ask them! We're reasonably fun people. ;)
zokier 5y ago
You might want to try out idagio. Unfortunately primephonic got acquired by apple so they are out of the game these days.
powersnail 5y ago
You can go to classical music focused forums or Reddit and ask for recommendations. As far as I’ve tried, no recommendation system beats human enthusiasts when it comes to music discovery.
jb_s 5y ago
The youtube algorithm can do alright here. The key is a recommendation system that actually segments you into the right sort of place, spotify doesn't really work properly for me in this way. Other than that I have no idea. I find stuff through some of the more obscure music subreddits (often by literally asking people what else is similar to XYZ). There are undoubtedly blogs around but nobody really uses the internet like that any more... Side note Spotify and other streaming platforms are awful for even searching for classical music.
bjornlouser 5y ago
Gramophone has a 'What Next' feature that starts with some well known piece and gives a sort of decision tree of suggested pieces based on various criteria. https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/after-tchaikovsky-s-symphony-no-6-what-next https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/after-tchaikov... The digital subscription allows you to search the archive, although I'm not sure how long they have written 'What Next'.

bryanlarsen 5y ago

The trick for Spotify is to start from something obscure that you like. Anything popular will have the problem you describe Don't know how it would work for classical, but it works great for jazz.

Bud 5y ago

Make friends with a professional classical musician, and ask them! We're reasonably fun people. ;)

zokier 5y ago

You might want to try out idagio. Unfortunately primephonic got acquired by apple so they are out of the game these days.

powersnail 5y ago

You can go to classical music focused forums or Reddit and ask for recommendations. As far as I’ve tried, no recommendation system beats human enthusiasts when it comes to music discovery.

jb_s 5y ago

The youtube algorithm can do alright here. The key is a recommendation system that actually segments you into the right sort of place, spotify doesn't really work properly for me in this way. Other than that I have no idea. I find stuff through some of the more obscure music subreddits (often by literally asking people what else is similar to XYZ). There are undoubtedly blogs around but nobody really uses the internet like that any more... Side note Spotify and other streaming platforms are awful for even searching for classical music.

bjornlouser 5y ago

Gramophone has a 'What Next' feature that starts with some well known piece and gives a sort of decision tree of suggested pieces based on various criteria. https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/after-tchaikovsky-s-symphony-no-6-what-next https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/after-tchaikov... The digital subscription allows you to search the archive, although I'm not sure how long they have written 'What Next'.