Janos Gereben wrote:

> Can you remember the first piece of classical music that inspired you?
> A great question, although I wonder about "inspire." Impressed? Moved?
> Enchanted? Beethoven's Seventh for me, its  "apotheosis of dance." In
> opera, "Carmen," but no more, *please*!

I was about fifteen living in Brooklyn, NY A friend, whom I liked and
admired a lot (a mentor), was always listening to Classical Music....and
I told him I would like to try and learn.  I didn't have any classical
music experience at all, so he advised me to tune into WQXR's Symphony
Hall and see if I liked what I heard.  I did and I dont know if it was
my first listen or a bit after but they played a recording of Brahm's
Third Symphony on night and WOW was I was bowled over.  I never heard
of felt anything like that.  I'll never forget that night and that
feeling.  It was a whole new beginning for me.

Ed

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