Music Your Wife Will Really LISTEN To with you ?


It seems that many of us would like to have their wives/girlfriends/"significant others" more involved in the audiophile experience. To that end, I thought it might be interesting to compare notes on what pieces / types of music that we find they will actually sit back and REALLY LISTEN to in an "audiophile" kind of way. Maybe we can seduce our wives to come sit with us on the couch and listen a little bit more. And who knows where that could lead...

Here's a few that I recall my wife being wowed by, and some NOT wowed by, in no particular order:

Glenn Gould - Moonlight, Appassionata sonatas - but NOT Goldberg Variations.

Pink Floyd - The Wall (not all 4 sides at once) but NOT Dark Side of the Moon.

Carlos Kleiber conducting of Beethoven's Fifth

Supertramp - Crime of the Century, Side 1

Ry Cooder - Jazz

HOFFERT Concerto for Contemporary Violin - Steven Staryk on Ultrafi Records

Joe Sample - Swing Street Cafe

Living Presence lp's more than Living Stereo lp's

Elton John - Funeral For a Friend from Yellow Brick Road (played loud with lights down).

Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythms - Clive Lythgoe

Glenn Miller - In A Digital Mood

Joan Baez - The First Ten Years

Nancy Griffith - Other Voices, Other Rooms

Bizet/Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet conducted by Arthur Fiedler

Well that's a start anyway. I'd like to hear your success stories.
opalchip
Zinfan,

If you're looking for interesting French Horn recordings, you may want to check out Richard Todd "With A Twist". Rick runs the horn department at USC and is an amazing player who put together a great jazz group for this session.

Disclosure: I am identified on the CD as "co-executive producer", which means I co-funded the project. Please know, however, that cash flow on such a deal is one way, and my recommendation is not based on potential returns (gross potential return = $0).

Enjoy,

Marty
Anything by Barbra Streisand or Julie Andrews. She would listen to them on the old plastic record player, the eight track, or the radio with all the static. Sound quality doesn't matter to her. Here's another question--Does your wife think you spend too much time and money on your stereo system?
Martykl, Thanks for the Richard Todd recommendation. I'll hunt that one down.
Zinfan2,

If you get a minute, please let me know what you think of the cd with a posting here. While I'm personally more of a nebbiolo fan, your username raises a question:
was zinfan (and/or zinfan1) already spoken for?

Regards,

Marty
The "girl" I love absolutely hates everything I listen to.ZZZZZZ, is the response. Godfrey- get a life!..too. She loves the radio, with all its wayward signal and ghostly noise and all. A true music lover, i think.