New to classical music

[Harry]

I hope you feel at home on GMG!

[gomro]

Hello everyone.  I live in a rural part of West Virginia, USA.  I have always loved music and considered it an essential part of my life.  However, I could never understand classical...even though I tried once or twice.  Then about a month ago, something happened and I have fallen in love with it. I feel like I do not know how I lived for so long without it.

I am trying to borrow as much music as I can from the library, as well as listen to radio to try to learn pieces.  My favorite kinds of music so far is the piano concerto and stuff from the Baroque era.  However, I seem to find pieces I like from all different eras.

I am happy to found this forum and hope to learn lots from it.  Thanks!

I also live in a rural part of West Virginia. A "holler", to be exact about it. Good luck with your musical search; my classical tastes are concentrated mainly in the 20th and 21st century -- Wuorinen, Glass, Reich, Stockhausen, Ewazen, Shostakovich, etc. -- so if you want any suggestions about that sort of thing, just shout. Otherwise, there are plenty of other people who can help you track down must-hear works from earlier eras...