Classical Music’s Digital Download Boom

“Even with copy protection, classical music has surprised many doomsayers with its robust sales over the past year. On Apple’s iTunes, which controls over 70 percent of the digital market, classical purchases account for 12 percent of sales, four times its share of the CD market. Last year, classical was the industry’s fastest-growing musical genre, despite the closing of Tower Records, which represented 30 percent of the total classical market share.”