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Why does Pandora sometimes play only one movement of a classical piece?
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@pandora_radio Will we ever be able to listen to whole classical works instead of just one movement?
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Great question.
Pandora is caught in a complicated set of licensing rules that were designed for the world of pop songs and ignore the realities of how classical music is presented by the record labels.
One of these licensing rules prevents us from playing a number of consecutive tracks from the same album.
Unfortunately many labels choose to divide longer classical movements into separate tracks. We're required to treat each track as a separate "song." The result is that you sometimes don't get to listen to a whole piece uninterrupted.
We're having to choose between offering portions of fine performances of outstanding music and not offering those works at all. Meanwhile, we're always on the lookout for classical CDs where the movements are not chopped up, so we can add those to our collection.
Thanks for the great question, and you can bet we'll continue to brainstorm on this issue!
:) Lucia, from Pandora
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Inappropriate?Great question.
Pandora is caught in a complicated set of licensing rules that were designed for the world of pop songs and ignore the realities of how classical music is presented by the record labels.
One of these licensing rules prevents us from playing a number of consecutive tracks from the same album.
Unfortunately many labels choose to divide longer classical movements into separate tracks. We're required to treat each track as a separate "song." The result is that you sometimes don't get to listen to a whole piece uninterrupted.
We're having to choose between offering portions of fine performances of outstanding music and not offering those works at all. Meanwhile, we're always on the lookout for classical CDs where the movements are not chopped up, so we can add those to our collection.
Thanks for the great question, and you can bet we'll continue to brainstorm on this issue!
:) Lucia, from Pandora
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Inappropriate?Hey, that is great to know, Lucia. I had no idea. I've experienced the same thing. Thanks for explaining it.
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