Hooked on Classics

Many years ago, when I was in school, someone gave me a small FM radio. There was very little FM programming at that time. Randomly tuning into different stations, I found a program called 'Classically Yours'. They played three pieces of music which hooked me instantly. I defy anyone to listen to these three compositions and not fall in love with the music.

The first movement from 'Spring' from Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'.

https://youtu.be/e3nSvIiBNFo

The first movement from Mozart's Symphony No. 40.

https://youtu.be/mG0Fx-JtANs

Ravel's Bolero

https://youtu.be/dZDiaRZy0Ak

I faithfully tuned into the program every day but there was no other way of getting to hear classical music. My Uncle had a collection of LPs and a non-functional record player. I managed to repair the record player and play the LPs.

It was only after I was in college that a friend of mine there introduced me to a shop in Connaught Place called Bluebird which used to keep a few cassettes of Western Classical Music. He would have about a dozen cassettes at a time. We would visit every 6 months or so and buy about half his inventory. He would then get more random albums to replace the ones we bought.

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  1. UnknownMay 3, 2017 at 2:47 AM

    The first one is really good. Didn't like the others. Any other suggestions?

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  2. VinayMay 3, 2017 at 5:49 AM

    Beethoven's Fur Elise.
    Mozart's Rondo a la Turka
    Rossini's William Tell Overture
    Khachaturian's Sabre Dance
    Rinsky Korsakoff's Dance of the Bumblebee

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  3. AnonymousMay 13, 2017 at 3:04 PM

    Well, how did you repair the record player!?

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