If you don't find it involving? There is a reason.
Classical music was made to be enjoyed by an audience. It was there to give you the connection with the performers. Its a Kinetic thing. And there lies the problem.
it's a similar effect with analog sources such as records where you actually interact with it and that's why I lot of people still prefer using records even though they don't really understand the modicum of why the angel had so much. (Theory)
it's the same reason why I love listening to soundtracks from movies because I connect with it. you can almost Envision it happening all around you.
there really is a difference between accurate sound in reproduction and recreating the actual feeling of the reproduction which is completely different.
classical music also doesn't necessarily follow the formula of a accompaniment of notes that you find basically to your actual brain being a sensory Joy or Delight. classical music in the past for example was meant to tell a story and if you didn't understand the story then the actual company music wouldn't really make much sense.
imagine a beach and then insert the Beach Boys kind of like the same thing.
today music and imagery are closely related to each other and hence therefore have higher penetration in the market as far as those that listen to regular top 40 Style music.
in practicality you're not actually listening to the music as much as you are experiencing it if that makes sense.
that's why music especially starting in the 50s started pushing a certain kind of image that went along with it and it was there before but again not in the same penetration as you see now especially modern day music.
again this is just from my perspective yours will probably completely be different.
but classical music in fact has for centuries been there to tell a story of some kind not just to be some kind of music or art piece that is made to be enjoyed simply for its complex scores and so forth.
imagine it much like watching a game or a sport. music in the classical sense is there to derive emotion to give you a connection with the music.
watching it live is almost the same thing as you are carefully studying the actual performance and measuring that with what to expect. you become very involved with the musicians the conductor and of course the room itself.
you may remember some of the light boxes from the sixties and seventies that were produced up until the 80s as well where the music was then choreograph with the lights in these boxes that reacted with the music.
it's basically the same phenomenon. to bring back that realism and connection that you had with music playback when you were able to experience it live. it helps with the auditory and visual cues.
modern-day classical music is actually a different Beast compared to what was written centuries ago. today most people even the young Among Us have experienced this not by physically purchasing a work of classical music but within the music that we experience and of course the media and movies.
I never really enjoyed the Nutcracker very much until I actually saw a live theater play of The Nutcracker and then I purchase the CD and I think I still have them someplace but I enjoy the recording so much more.
by itself it was an interesting piece but after seeing it performed live and with a actual theatrical play well it's a completely different animal. I saw it at the Schnitz here in Portland Oregon.
the initial idea of classical music was to match its environment. it's much the same as when you go off on a camping Trail in the Pacific Northwest and it's raining and it is an extremely calming experience because it matches your surroundings.
if this doesn't take place then you're not really going to experience it in the same way. again this is just for me and a theory but I think it holds some Merit.
for example when I listen to the Superman theme I always enjoy it because it reminds me of the movie. it even takes me back to a better time in history and that's just what it's designed to do conveying emotion in an attachment to your surroundings. even transformed them if able.
I don't know if any of you noticed this or not but remember department stores always used to have music going on in the background? they don't do that anymore because he popular music that's on the radio today really doesn't make you want to actually buy anything. I don't know if anybody's actually noticed that or not?
classical music is supposed to convey Beauty. well what beauty is there in our world today?
where is the magic and wonder that made you look forward to the future or in fact even today?
We had or could have had this...
Replaced with this... Nice movie, but... I think you get the distopian feeling.
