Where to start is a tough one. My father had Bach and Beethoven recordings,
but what got me was one of his other loves, Sibelius, especially the 2nd
symphony. The two Bs came very quickly afterwards, but it was a good ten
years of serious listening before I could understand the late Beethoven
quartets and sonatas. A friend of mine, on the other hand, first fell for
the opus 131.
Mark
At 07:45 PM 5/20/2005, you wrote:
>You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink... I share the
>distress about younger folks' taste, but can't help feeling that elder
>generations have failed to explain what virtue the water holds. On the other
>hand, the joy of discovery is maybe best facilitated by just laying out the
>wares.
>
>Frankly, I wouldn't be starting my sweet young things on Brahms, however.
>Probably Messiaen is the answer to the inevitable question.
>
>P
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