Angel a chara...I am a complete downloading freak, I can chart my whole relationship to date with Celtic in terms of compilation cd's.
Celtic finds this amusing and I used to complain that she wouldn't do some for me. I taught her the process of burning and ripping one weekend...the same weekend, we hardly broke breath as she obsessed over four compilations....but it was worth the wait.
The compilations on my part started with
'your nice and I wanna impress you
'...
next one, 'your cute, I like you alot and I wanna impress you
'
Third, 'I am falling for you...sod the trying to impress you and just kiss me you fool
'
Fourth, 'I am mad about you
'.....there are about five of these kinds of cd's
Fifth...'I love you, I love you, I love you,
again about four of these!'
Sixth.....'I love you, but your missing some of what I am trying to say...read between the lines woman
!!!'
Senventh....'Oh you do realy love me
'
.....'Do you realy love me one,two and three
?'...
Lets hope we are far off the 'you hurt me and I hate you
'...box set!!
As for classical music....that, like most peeps depends on my mood. I find it kinda weird and good at the same time that most people of my so called 'class' have been shown and have learned about classical and opera through movie themes and tv adverts.
I was lucky in some senses as my dad was taught and sang classical as a boy so he held a wee passion which he passed on to me, the youngest.
My dad was fortunate to record when he was about nine or so and producers wanted more than just one EP. He fell ill with polio and was unable to continue with that. I am still searching for a copy of what he covered.
I love the usual suspects, but one of my all time favourites is Delibes vocal, operatic...in particular Lakme.
I certainly wouldn't call myself well versed on classical, indeed far from it....but I do enjoy what I have collected so far over the years.
I totally get what you are saying Orchid...re convincing someone....then certain peices of vocal or instrumental would be a good place to start in my book,
i.e MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo.
Po