# I want to start listening to more classical music, but don't know where to start **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-listening-to-more-classical-music-but-dont-know-where-to-start/416559 "2007-08-22T21:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-listening-to-more-classical-music-but-dont-know-where-to-start/416559/61 "2007-08-27T01:02:58Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] My local libray’s selection of Classical Music was terrible, so I am going to a better one next weekend. I am told the library in Pasadena has a killer music collection. [/QUOTE] Another thought, particularly if you start to think about opera, but also for performances of large works such as Beethoven 9, Mahler 8 etc. - Amazon DVD rental. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-listening-to-more-classical-music-but-dont-know-where-to-start/416559/62 "2007-08-27T04:04:40Z")
[QUOTE=GorillaMan] Another thought, particularly if you start to think about opera, but also for performances of large works such as Beethoven 9, Mahler 8 etc. - Amazon DVD rental. [/QUOTE] I didn’t know you could rent DVD’s from amazon. I will look into it. I listened to a couple of the BBC programs you recomended though, they are great. I particularly liked the one on Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique. I am adding that to my shopping cart on amazon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-listening-to-more-classical-music-but-dont-know-where-to-start/416559.md?page=3)