Originally Posted by Strange Magic Originally Posted by

I certainly do not get a strong impression that Zappa listened to considerable amounts of the classical repertoire--not from the presented interview anyway--nor that he liked "numerous" pieces. This is not a lover of classical music--not a hater, to be sure--but not a lover. And going to the supermarket to find people to name five pieces each by B,W, and S is setting a bar for the general public so high that....even I can't find words to properly express it. I'd wager that 90% of the audience at a run-of-the-mill classical music concert would flunk that test. Frank Zappa is so sui generis that his views and remarks, certainly on classical music--are relevant only within a Zappa-oriented universe.