I was SO happy to find people wanting to do this. I’ve listened to classical since I was born, as it was forced upon me by my mother. Of course I couldn’t complain when I was little. However as soon as I got old enough I branched off to Radio Disney which seemed like the coolest thing ever at the time. After that it was The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen and Frank Sinatra. Because it was pretty much what my parents listened to when they were my age, they never complained. Three years ago I discovered Dvorak’s 9th symphony. After that I was completely hooked. Now at the ripe old age of 15, I’m a complete classical addict!
For starters I suggest the composers:
Saint-Saens
Tchaikovsky
Dvorak
Bach
Beethoven
Holst
Grieg
Rachmaninoff
Prokofiev
To be specific about the pieces, I suggest:
Beethoven’s symphonies (mainly 3, 5, and 9)
Mozart’s clarinet concertos
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Bizet’s Carmen
Dvorak’s 9th symphony
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
Bernstein’s Candide
Holst’s Planets
Grieg’s Peer Gynt
I greatly admire anyone who accepts this goal. You hardly realize how much classical can change your life. Despite my flings with other genres, I’ve always come back to classical.
I’d love to talk to anyone who has questions or wants more musical suggestions!
Nov 14, 2006, 05:21PM PST | 2 cheers | 1 comment
I was SO happy to find people wanting to do this. I’ve listened to classical since I was born, as it was forced upon me by my mother. Of course I couldn’t complain when I was little. However as soon as I got old enough I branched off to Radio Disney which seemed like the coolest thing ever at the time. After that it was The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen and Frank Sinatra. Because it was pretty much what my parents listened to when they were my age, they never complained. Three years ago I discovered Dvorak’s 9th symphony. After that I was completely hooked. Now at the ripe old age of 15, I’m a complete classical addict!
For starters I suggest the composers:
Saint-Saens
Tchaikovsky
Dvorak
Bach
Beethoven
Holst
Grieg
Rachmaninoff
Prokofiev
To be specific about the pieces, I suggest:
Beethoven’s symphonies (mainly 3, 5, and 9)
Mozart’s clarinet concertos
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Bizet’s Carmen
Dvorak’s 9th symphony
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
Bernstein’s Candide
Holst’s Planets
Grieg’s Peer Gynt
I greatly admire anyone who accepts this goal. You hardly realize how much classical can change your life. Despite my flings with other genres, I’ve always come back to classical.
I’d love to talk to anyone who has questions or wants more musical suggestions!
Nov 14, 2006, 05:19PM PST | 0 comments
I was SO happy to find people wanting to do this. I’ve listened to classical since I was born, as it was forced upon me by my mother. Of course I couldn’t complain when I was little. However as soon as I got old enough I branched off to Radio Disney which seemed like the coolest thing ever at the time. After that it was The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen and Frank Sinatra. Because it was pretty much what my parents listened to when they were my age, they never complained. Three years ago I discovered Dvorak’s 9th symphony. After that I was completely hooked. Now at the ripe old age of 15, I’m a complete classical addict!
For starters I suggest the composers:
Saint-Saens
Tchaikovsky
Dvorak
Bach
Beethoven
Holst
Grieg
Rachmaninoff
Prokofiev
To be specific about the pieces, I suggest:
Beethoven’s symphonies (mainly 3, 5, and 9)
Mozart’s clarinet concertos
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Bizet’s Carmen
Dvorak’s 9th symphony
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
Bernstein’s Candide
Holst’s Planets
Grieg’s Peer Gynt
I greatly admire anyone who accepts this goal. You hardly realize how much classical can change your life. Despite my flings with other genres, I’ve always come back to classical.
I’d love to talk to anyone who has questions or wants more musical suggestions!
Nov 14, 2006, 05:17PM PST | 0 comments