Classical music

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"When the angels play before God, they play Bach, but when they play to please themselves, they play Mozart" (Bernard Levin).

Before spending money, try the radio for a bit. Classic FM can be annoying because of the adverts, which seem to be aimed at someone doddering round their garden in a pullover, but they tend to play the more popular stuff over and over, so you can soon sort out what you like listening to. Radio 3 is for the hard core, so to speak, and it won't make much sense at first, but if you refer to their website it will start to do so.

Music developed over centuries, but you may be surprised to find just how much fun early music can be.

Try this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=cv2Eq35cn8s

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Try the Planets by Gustav Holst.
Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade.
Beethoven's 7th Symphony
Mozart's Symphony No 40
Peer Gynt by Grieg
Pachelbals Cannon
1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky

Also try Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.
Vivaldi's Four Seasons

A bit of variety there from a range of classical composers over a range of centuries and countries. You may well recognise many of the pieces within each complete work.