Re: Classical music (was Re: TR: was:Re: It sucks to be Yoooooou!)

Date: 7 Mar 2003 20:48:33 -0800
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I recommend Ralph (pronounced Rafe) Vaughan Williams, a composer from
the early part of the 20th century. Especially lovely is his piece
entitled "The Lark Ascending." Absolutely beautiful and wonderful. I
really can't hear it often enough. Vaughan Williams is who brought me
to classical music in the first place, and I love almost everything of
his that I hear.
Where classical music is concerned, you really should just give
everything a try. You really can't hear enough of it, and I'm often
saddened by the fact that there are probably many beautiful pieces
that I'll never even get to. A lot depends on your taste, but I've
found that there are pieces from just about every musical period that
appeal to me, even a select few of the modern composers. I even like
opera now.
One other note: after my ears were opened by Vaughan Williams, I began
to really appreciate public radio and commercial-free broadcasts of
classical music. It's very important to support your local station.
Without it we'd perhaps never get to hear so many of these marvelous
works. If you've priced classical music CDs online, you'll know why.
Some of the recordings are obscure and hard to come by as well, but
thanks to public radio, they're played for all to hear and enjoy.
So listen to Vaughan Williams and all of the classical composers.
There is something to appeal to everyone. And most important, support
your local public radio station to let them know how much you
appreciate their broadcast of these artistic treasures.
phloxy