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A philosophical question.

I want to pose a sort of philosophical question about our listening to music.
The obvious answer to the question is that we should listen to whatever we damn please. But the query is: should we be happy listening to our favorite composers and compositions, or should we feel guilty about not exploring new horizons and music we’re prone to hate?  For me, the obvious bitter pills are such as Liszt, Neilson and Bruckner, not to mention the Second Viennese school.  We run the risk of close-mindedness by ignoring that which we don’t know and missing out on what what glories might be out there.  On the other hand, we only have so much time, and there is a universe of more accessible music available.
I just wonder if this dilemma has crossed anyone else's mind.
rvpiano

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asvjerry
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*S*  Listen to whatever rocks your cradle....you shouldn't need to qualify nor seek approval, explain or have doubts over it's credibility....

*L* The 'weight' of your collection need not match that of your amps or your speakers....Mahler to Monkees, Beatles to Bach, Zappa to...

To paraphrase C. Lauper:

Audiophiles should just want to have fun.

Go have some. ;)
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asvjerry
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*BigSmile*  There ya' go....;)

If we can't get on the same page, at least we can be in the same chapter.

Here's one from Willie the Shake....pick your image...

https://quotefancy.com/quote/24770/William-Shakespeare-If-music-be-the-food-of-love-play-on
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