Robert Baldwin wrote:

>Has anyone else besides me on this list had a "second coming" in terms
>of appreciating the greatness of Tchaikovsky? Here I am, at the ripe old
>age of 45, only now beginning to appreciate this master.

Yes Bob, I'm with you on this...  I'm 52, and while I always liked T's
ballets, as well as the 4th movement of his 4th symphony - probably because
I played them in my college orchestra - I had nothing but contempt for his
symphonies and other works.  So my "second coming" was definitely overdue.
What a DA (Dumb-Ass) i was.

(GCC)