This winter I am listening to all of the world's great symphonies played by the world's best orchestras and watching the conductors do their magic. Classical music is so much better when you can see it being played and with a big TV and a good sound bar I can play it at volumes that bring out the best in in it.
I was exposed to classical early in life and always appreciated it but never learned much about it. Jazz, on the other hand, captured my attention and most of the great jazz artist have lived in my lifetime so I know them well. I can hear a few notes or words of a jazz number and identify it immediately, name the artist and the tune. I can't do that with symphonies and won't live long enough to achieve the familiarity that I have with jazz but I am hearing some great stuff. Rockin' some heavy classics here on the Frozen Tundra!