Any real critical or focused listening and absorbing classical works happened because of my participation in school band and orchestra, my early fascination with the Moog records of the day (Carlos mostly, Kazdin & Shephard, and eventually Tomita), and many times listening to Bernstein's Beethoven's 9th, and Ormandy recordings of "the basics" ("Pictures", "Firebird" Dvorak.). Prior to this, it was all just what I knew from library listening, and how general public awareness of classical music was much more universal in those days. I began connecting with classical music only by all the budget-priced LP's at the University Bookstore, where I was a music student. Oh god, where does one start: huuuuge subject.
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