Thanks Dave and Chris. I'll still check-in from time to time to see if there's any action.
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Thanks Dave and Chris. I'll still check-in from time to time to see if there's any action.
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OK, so - I really want to try out some classical - I have very little. Some good ideas on here, but I would like to try something very accessible - maybe stuff I will know subconsciously - "popular classics" I guess. I've got a few ideas - but would anyone like to help concoct a list of say 10 essential composers/recordings that would really help someone dabbling to get gripped and dragged into classical? Over to you...
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Where to start?
It's actually very difficult for someone who has loved the classics for the last 40 years or more, and whose musical taste is getting more and more esoteric, to advise a newbie what to listen to!
My best advice might be ... if you do a fair bit of car driving, tune in to Classic FM - they play a very wide variety of classics, including a high proportion of 'accessible' stuff. See what, if anything, takes your fancy.
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Or pop into a charity shop or 2 and pick up some classical music sampler CDs - generally available for 50p-£1 each!
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Or do the Spotify thing with what folks are recommending on the classical music threads here!
Go on - download the 4th movement of Bruckner's 8th symphony, like I suggested Bob to try - and see what you think!
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Thanks Jerry - I'll expand a little later on what I have got (which will be an interesting topic in its own right I suspect) and what I do like - but most of it is "excerpts" and little full pieces, which is kind of what I'm angling for I guess - not just soundbites/TV adverts!
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Hi Alex,
Assuming you have access to mp3, just to give you a cheap taste, take a little listen to Capriccio Italien by Tchaikovsky - certainly not boring or depressing IMO.
You'll probably recognise Barber's Adagio as well as Mahler's 3rd Symphony.
If you like any of these report back and we might be able to suggest some more.
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Just put on Bruckners 4th which I have on a dodgy CD - the wife said "what the bloody hell are you listening to!" This may become a solitary pursuit!
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Hmmyeah - Bruckner might not go with lilac curtains.
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Originally Posted by jandl100
Hmm
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