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)