Ken, first the musical composition itself has to be appealing, then the performance of it has to be good and the better the sound quality, the better that the first two characteristics can be appreciated. I've found all three factors can be frequently found in classical items, some of which I've suggested here over the years. Some idea can be gained from the brief samples often available on Tower, Amazon, etc.
I'll also add the point that Mo just made: you can borrow CDs from the library(Seattle has a nice collection in your area)before buying or just to enjoy a different performance of a work that you may already have several performances of. I frequently do this.
Last edited by JohnK; 04/10/07 02:28 AM.
