Do you like classical music?

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I am curious how many of you like classical music. I am often surprised at my piano students, who have taken years of piano, and have never heard of Chopin!!

I normally let my students choose some of their own pieces, and after hearing me play them, they usually prefer the "classics" over other pieces. I remember learning about classical music in school, but many of my students aren't even familiar with "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven (I think this is especially surprising since they are taking piano lessons). Am I the only one that finds this surprising, or is this normal?

So, do you like classical music?

[Sevaede]

Yes! We have several CDs (one solely of Chopin, I believe!). We do listen to them as frequently as anything else.

I remember going to classical concerts for school in elementary. It was fabulous.

I've always wanted to take piano lessons!

[kittycats_delight]

Kinda hard for me not to like classical music in my house. My husband is a classical guitarist. And aside from that he is an avid studier of Bach & Mozart(especially) he has the entire collection of both composers. Along with about 500 more classical CDs.

[Karen]

Was born into a family of musicians and raised on classical music. I like lots of other kinds of music, too, but when one's mother was a piano teacher who played "the good stuff" at night, after I was tucked into bed and drifting off (I suspect so she could remember what it sounded like played correctly) to sleep, classical music holds a special spot in my brain.

In a week and a day, I'll be at the Messiah Sing my family tries to get to every year - it's just one of those things that really makes the season real for me. The little orchestra starts the opening notes of the Overture, and the world settles into place and my blood pressure drops a few notches.

[cassiesmom]

I like classical music. I played the flute all the way through college, stopped for awhile to get my career off the ground, and now I'm playing again. This quote from Albert Schweitzer just about sums it up for me: "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."

[Suki Wingy]

I do like it but I don't often listen. I'm not really a fan of Chopin though, only a horse with the same name!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I do!!! But I don't listen to it very often...
My favorite composer is Ravel ("Bolero")

[Cookiebaker]

I do!!! But I don't listen to it very often...
My favorite composer is Ravel ("Bolero")

Lut, I loooooooove Bolero -- that was my absolute favorite piece growing up!!! I drove my Mom CRAZY because I would play it over and over again.

I chose "other". Growing up, that was all we listened to in our house. I don't listen anymore, but there are certain works that I love -- I love Beethoven's symphonies, a lot of Mozart's work, and various other pieces. I have found that since becoming pregnant, I will sometimes turn to the classical radio station in my car. Its very soothing.

[GreyhoundGirl]

I enjoy playing it more than I enjoy listening to it. Some classical music I like played only on certain instrumants, more than others.

I do listen to classical music though, this morning it's Moonlight Tocata

Also, we only work to classical music in Ballet... so...

[borzoimom]

I love classical music!! Zubin is even named for Zubin Metha, as the last concert I was in with Westminster Choir at the NY Philharmonic was Beethovens 9th, and Zubin was the 9th puppy born..
I also love choral arrangements as well. And musicals!

[Pam]

I love classical music!! Zubin is even named for Zubin Metha,

I wondered about that!

I, too, enjoy classical music as does hubby. He has quite a classicial CD collection and listens to it often. I played violin in school (many years ago) and I think that is where I got my initial appreciation for it.

[borzoimom]

And Zubin acts like him too- full of himself and flamboyant, sensitive but macho!!!! lol.. ( I wonder if he knows he has a dog named about him? I even have his autograph on the musical score- something I treasure!)

[cyber-sibes]

I love classical music! My favorites are anything Mozart (even his operas), Gershwin, and Copeland. My family did not listen to it, but I heard it when I took ballet from the time was 4 till I was 12, and studied piano briefly (I wish I'd kept it up). I listen to classical stations & cds almost daily, but live is best. The Toledo Symphony played Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (featuring Greg Kostava on the piano) here last year- hearing it live just blew me away!!!

[xcolbi]

I like some classical music. Our music teacher makes us listen to it every class.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

It's interesting seeing the variety of composers people enjoy most. I think that many people who don't know much about classical music assume it all sounds the same. My absolute favorites are Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Chopin.

I really want to learn to play the violin. Vivaldi is another composer I really enjoy, and it would be fantastic if I could play some of his music on the violin.