A lot of classical music is public domain, so the people who make money are the performers and publishers. For example, if you were to buy Edger Allan Poe collection, his family or domain would most likely not get any money. It would be the person who complied / edited it and the company who sells the physical book. If you were to buy a classical CD of Bach pieces, the performer would make money and the company that published the CD would make money. It’s one of the reasons why you can buy those massive compilations of classical music pieces, because if publishers have recordings of multiple pieces they might put them all together since there are no strings attached with publishing rights.
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