Hello

[Opus106]

Hello, everyone. I'm Navneeth from India, a (European) classical music aficionado for nearly two years. (Hi to all who might recognise from The other plaCe !) I'm 22 and a student. I heard of GMG many moons ago, but decided to join only now. It seems very active, and I hope to learn as much as possible, about this wonderful genre of music that has kept me sane (well, almost  ) through happy and troubled times.

I can't pinpoint an event that made me realise my love for this music. I remember as a kid liking all those tunes borrowed from Mozart and other classical composers featured in TV commercials. I found an internet station a couple of years ago, and I've been hooked ever since. For someone who wasn't particularly "crazy" about any music throughout his life (not counting the short period I was into Latino music  ), I started purchasing CDs every month!

As for my favourite composers, and things of that nature, I'm most comfortable with the common practice period, with late Classical and Early/Mid Romantic being my favourite eras. You can see my 9 favourite composers (in no particular) in my avatar. I LOVE listening to violin concerti, and almost any work for the virtuoso violinist! (I've said this before, and I will say it again: Tchaikovsky's Rocks!)



P.S. : If you're wondering about my username, it's just Beethoven's 5th. That's one work I could recognise with the first few notes even before I knew what a symphony actually was!

[Keemun]

Hi, Navneeth.  Welcome, it's good to see you here at GMG.  I remember you from the "other" forum.  (Seems like I've been typing that a lot lately. )  Hope you enjoy GMG as much as I do. 

[Florestan]

Hi and welcome, Navneeth!

[ChamberNut]

Welcome, my "old" friend!    I hope you enjoy the very busy GMG forum!

It's great to have you on board. 

[uffeviking]

Any time anybody drops in from the other place we rejoice! Not only do we have violinists as members, we have floutists - flutists? - clarinetists, pianists, organists, and many many more musicians. But we also have a great number of music lovers, non-musicians, but enthusiastic lovers of any classical music from way back, from stone age to contemporary!

[bhodges]

Welcome, Navneeth, and cool to have someone here from India.  (Lots of different countries around here!) 

You'll find a lot of violin concerto lovers around, including me.  My favorites: Ligeti, Berg, and the Shostakovich First.

Anyway, welcome again, and enjoy your time here.

--Bruce

[Harry]

Yes welcome from the other side of the world.

[Opus106]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone.

Hey, Brucknernuts! (That's specifically to Keemun and ChamberNut. I'm not able to find a multi-quote button, if there is one.)

[ChamberNut]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone.

Hey, Brucknernuts! (That's specifically to Keemun and ChamberNut. I'm not able to find a multi-quote button, if there is one.)

I'm not sure if there is a "multi-quote" function on GMG.  But I'm not the right person to ask, as I've never used the multi quote function or this or any other board. 

[Hollywood]

Hi and welcome to the forum, Navneeth. Greetings from Beethoven's Heiligenstadt. 

[Opus106]

Hi and welcome to the forum, Navneeth. Greetings from Beethoven's Heiligenstadt. 

Hi, Hollywood. Glad to meet you.

I'm not sure if there is a "multi-quote" function on GMG.  But I'm not the right person to ask, as I've never used the multi quote function or this or any other board. 

And I just discovered how to multi-quote. (Once you're into the "advanced posting mode" after a quoting a post, click on the 'Insert Quote' next to the posts below the posting window)

[m_gigena]

Hi Opus! How is your colorful city doing during the holidays? 


Please tell me you didn't jump into the I quit/banned wagon...     

[Opus106]

Hi Opus! How is your colorful city doing during the holidays? 

As colourful as ever, but very foggy early in the morning.

Please tell me you didn't jump into the I quit/banned wagon...     

I didn't.