Check out this superb talk by Benjamin Zander on classical music and its reach. You can see his passion for classical music as he narrates with the enthusiasm of a little kid, about topics like one-buttock playing, many wives saying , “My husband is tone-deaf” and what makes classical music so special.

There is a bit, where he does an interesting experiment with your thought process as he plays a piece. I am sure you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.

For any kind of music, we, as listeners, must know how to listen to it. It usually takes time and knowledge about the form of music. I can talk about Hindustani and Carnatic music from my experiences. Most people are born with the notion that classical music (Hindustani, Carnatic or otherwise) is boring, and they are fair in their analysis. But any form of classical music is far more deeper than popular forms of music, and it’s only when you make that effort to learn that you being enjoying.

And then, it’s just pure bliss.

Link via Sanjeev N.

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