“Alexa’s Preference for Neo-Classical Piano Music: What It Says About Modern Listening Trends”

If you want to know what most people think of when they say “piano music” today, the best thing to do is ask Amazon’s language assistant. Alexa definitely doesn’t want to do anything wrong. It should work in a manner that is as compatible with the masses as possible and should not be switched off in shock because, for example, it triggered Vladimir Horowitz’ interpretation of a Rachmaninov prelude when asked: “Alexa, play piano music!” So she prefers not to play classical, but neo-classical.