Barrett Reynolds wrote: >Anyway, I suppose the first question I'd like to pose to this group >is, what pieces comprise your absolute musical zenith? How exciting, to be exploring such great music for the first time! You'll probably get more recommendations from this list than you'll what to do with, but I'll add my two cents anyway... All in all, I think my favorite music could be summed up: Beethoven, especially Symphonies and Piano Sonatas, but just about everything is great Mozart Piano Concertos, choral music Schubert songs Berlioz -- Symphony Fantastique, La Damnation de Faust, overtures Mahler (everything) If you can stomach 20th century stuff, you should try Stravinsky, Bartok, and Shostakovich. Good luck, and keep us posted on your findings! I, for one, would like to vicariously enjoy your discovering these great works for the first time (I try to discover them over and over again, for the first time). Mike