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Classical music for Rockers

I grew up in a non-musical household, so everything I heard was from the radio when my parents weren't listening. I quickly went from AM to FM, and from Pop to the AOR stations in Milwaukee at the time. I was raised (in a sense) on rock and roll radio.

It wasn't till much later that I was introduced to classical music. I have since been adding Bach, Mozart, Tscaikovski, and other to my regular playlist The last two things I bought were Mozart's Requium and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. I hope I spelled those right.

What I am curious about is if there are others out there with the same experience, and if so: What Classical music are you listening to regularly?
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tsrart
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Try Franz Liszt's "Dante Symphony" and "Faust Symphony" -- both good classical pieces for a rock fan.

And if you like Mozart's "Requiem," try the "Requiems" by Verdi and Cardoso.

I'll also second (or third) the Wagner recommendations -- you'll probably recognize the Siegfried Idyll from the movie "Excalibur" (along with "O Fortuna" from the Orff you just bought), and the overture to "Tannhauser" is one of my favorite pieces of classical music -- you just have to get past singing "Oh Bwunhilda, you're so wovely" in an Elmer Fudd voice while you listen to it . . . . ;-0)

Pat
tsrart
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Nrchy --

Some of the recordings that I have are as follows, although I don't really have any idea of their relative merits compared to other recordings of the same works:

Verdi "Requiem" -- Karajan conducting, Deutsche Grammophon 437 473-2

Liszt "Faust Symphony" -- Conlon conducting, Erato ECD 88068

Liszt "Dante Symphony" -- Lehel conducting, Hungaroton HCD 11918-2

As a note to all, I think these are the only CDs of the Liszt symphonies that I've ever been able to locate, so I'd appreciate any recommendations for better versions!

Pat
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