Albie Cabrera writes:

>I kinda think we've all agreed that the mish-mash 20th century list in
>Classical for Dummies is not appropriate (and even if it were, it does not
>even begin to address specific recording choices).  I'm assuming nobody
>on this list is recommending simply going to the record store and randomly
>buying willy-nilly from the classical section.

Actually, it seems to me that the quality of the performances of classical
music which make it onto CD is in general so high that buying willy-nilly
isn't all that reckless a move.  Indeed the sort of random buying Albie
mentions is certainly what most beginners do, and that many of these
beginners go on to become seasoned old classical music hands who debate
the fine points of this or that interpretation in forums such as this one
suggest that it works.

Yours,

David Cozy
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