Buroque music helps me

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My father was a musician, pop and country and he taught me much about 'real' (the classics) music, also. I usually play rock or jazz, but I always get some sort of classical in everyday.

I love the sonatas for piano and violin and the quartets for strings from Mozart. I've listened to a lot of more modern Russian composers, lately than ever before. Especially Tchaikovsky ... I go on little binges and listen to all my Tchaikovsky without stopping.

Bach is by far my favorite, but I listen to Bach more as if his music was a staple than a spice. I get into the 'mood' for classical, but I can't decide what to put on, so I just throw on some Bach while I think about it, then just let play through.

(Not sure if that was aimed at me, but if it was then I know. I was just saying he's one of the few composers from baroque to post-romantic that I don't like.)

I'll go for most anything except the pretentious BS music most modern composers come up with.
I'd have to say my favourite is Bach. I especially like his organ fugues. It seems so extraordinary that you can play something so lively and never-ending on an instrumen to heavy and final.
I dig his harpsichord music as well, because I like that instrument.

Can anyone suggest where to begin with JS Bach?

I've always likd a bit of classical music, but only single songs. I never listen to whole movements. This is something I want to start doing.

Oo, JS Bach. Oboe concerti I would thoroughly recommend! Also Goldberg Variations, Brandenburg Concerti ... you can start anywhere!

My favorite Brandenburg Concerto is the third one.

I have been reading up on the Golden Variations - interesting indeed ! And also found this gem of a website from our very own Beeb - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/discovering ... #azarchive

Each show is a radio documentary discussing the works of various classical composers. I just had to start with Vaughan William's Tallis Theme, because thats my absolute favourite piece of classical music ever. Will then download the Golden Variations.

I tried to play the first movement last year, using a quartet arrangement. Unfortunately nerves made us play it slower in the performance than we had in rehearsals - in rehearsals we got it down to 5 minutes, but the performance lasted 8! But I do like the piece - I'd love to play it with the correct ensemble.

Is Locatelli baroque? That is some of my favorite music.

I also find much of Mozart's music superficial... not all of it though.

Locatelli is Baroque, yes