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>Ugh, Beethoven is depressing. And I'd rather go to the dentist than listen to J.S. Bach.
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>Now, I like Franz Liszt, Edvard Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Chopin - much of their music is adventurous.
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>I really have not listened to enough Mozart to say anything either way.

Aldous Huxley has one his characters in Point Counter Point use the Beethoven's A Minor String Quartet to prove the existence of God.
Some of his work can be heavy, but here's a unique take on one that never ceases to uplift me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJcQYVtZMo


Regarding Bach .. for today's listener he's definitely an acquired taste.
I endured the break-in period a long time ago and it was well worth the pain.
One of these days, I'll have to do that for rock.

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