Lindsey Orcutt wrote:

>....I've been in love with Brahms' music for a long time...  But it *did*
>take a long while for me to come to appreciate it.

The first Brahms I ever heard was his First Symphony (at age 13).  I loved
it.

Glenn Civello wrote:

>to me it was Tchaikovsky's music that was 'bombastic' - I hated that in
>music.  Now at age 52, I am waaaay wiser

I felt that way also.  I have lately come to appreciate much of
Tchaikovsky, but I would claim to be only moderately wiser. ;-)

Mike Cole