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What Are You Listening To?

 
Contused said:
Following the death of Andre Previn, it just has to be…

Grieg — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16

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I'd never in a million years be able to say who that was by title....that is my problem with classical music. I can't hum it, I can't describe it unless I hear it then I shout 'THAT'S IT!'........
 
WHT said:
I'd never in a million years be able to say who that was by title....that is my problem with classical music. I can't hum it, I can't describe it unless I hear it then I shout 'THAT'S IT!'........
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I was like that too after being first introduced to classical music at the age of 11 in form 1 at secondary school music lessons: never heard it before & knew instantly I loved it! That was in the 80’s when classical music was SO expensive to buy, especially for a teen’s pocket money! My classical music knowlege & education would probably have stayed that way if fate hadn’t intervened.:(

Boots the Chemist commissioned an affordable line of Classical music in the 80’s with cassette tapes at £2 & cd’s at £5. I was in heaven & bought loads & loads, not all at once just when I had pocket money, on cassette tape to find what I love & what I didn’t. Then, bought the cd’s of what I loved! Most of my Classical music knowledge came from that Boots collection, which I still have the cd’s I love imported into iTunes, & was a godsend! They all came with booklets with info about the composers, explanations of the music, how, why & where the music was written & interesting info!😛:D

Sadly, Boots stopped doing that collection & I bought less as it was SO expensive: just occasionally bought what I KNOW I love!:(

Then Classic FM started in 1995? & their magazine every month had a cd of complications of music they featured that month. They also commissioned affordable full works on cd’s: have a fair few of those complete works too!😛:D

Because I’ve listened to pieces I love over & over & over again, through the years, I remember them & hum them just as people do with pop songs!😉🙄

A lot of Classical music is now free on YouTube but, the problem with that is how do you know what to search for if you’re a novice? You can’t search for something if you don’t know it’s there!:(:confused:🙄

I still come across new pieces & composers when I listen to Classic FM & then look for it on YouTube! And, if I REALLY like the new stuff I discovered, I buy it on iTunes! Classic FM is a great educator!😛
 
Lanny said:
I was like that too after being first introduced to classical music at the age of 11 in form 1 at secondary school music lessons: never heard it before & knew instantly I loved it! That was in the 80’s when classical music was SO expensive to buy, especially for a teen’s pocket money! My classical music knowlege & education would probably have stayed that way if fate hadn’t intervened.:(

Boots the Chemist commissioned an affordable line of Classical music in the 80’s with cassette tapes at £2 & cd’s at £5. I was in heaven & bought loads & loads, not all at once just when I had pocket money, on cassette tape to find what I love & what I didn’t. Then, bought the cd’s of what I loved! Most of my Classical music knowledge came from that Boots collection, which I still have the cd’s I love imported into iTunes, & was a godsend! They all came with booklets with info about the composers, explanations of the music, how, why & where the music was written & interesting info!😛:D

Sadly, Boots stopped doing that collection & I bought less as it was SO expensive: just occasionally bought what I KNOW I love!:(

Then Classic FM started in 1995? & their magazine every month had a cd of complications of music they featured that month. They also commissioned affordable full works on cd’s: have a fair few of those complete works too!😛:D

Because I’ve listened to pieces I love over & over & over again, through the years, I remember them & hum them just as people do with pop songs!😉🙄

A lot of Classical music is now free on YouTube but, the problem with that is how do you know what to search for if you’re a novice? You can’t search for something if you don’t know it’s there!:(:confused:🙄

I still come across new pieces & composers when I listen to Classic FM & then look for it on YouTube! And, if I REALLY like the new stuff I discovered, I buy it on iTunes! Classic FM is a great educator!😛
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Smash Hits and No.1 magazine was what my money was spent on! It had all the words and who was at what no in the charts, who was in and who was out and who was up and coming! My bedroom then was decorated from floor to ceiling with posters from said magazines! When I start forgetting my music is when I know I'm on the rough road to nowhere!.........
 
WHT said:
Smash Hits and No.1 magazine was what my money was spent on! It had all the words and who was at what no in the charts, who was in and who was out and who was up and coming! My bedroom then was decorated from floor to ceiling with posters from said magazines! When I start forgetting my music is when I know I'm on the rough road to nowhere!.........
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Oh, I know about that: what my peers around me did but, not me! I felt a bit un normal until I discovered Michael Jackson in 1988 Smooth Criminal & bought his back catalogue! THEN, I felt more normal as I had posters of him & started buying, said, Smash Hits etc. for pictures I could cut out & paste in a scrapbook!😱:D🙄
 
PS: I shared a bedroom with my younger sister by 1.5 years & her half of the bedroom was covered with Bros posters, she was a Brosette, while mine was empty!😱🙄 Then, goodbye empty walls & hello Michael Jackson!:D😛😎
 
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