Warp wrote:

>   Is there any kind of music you don't find boring?

Well, I do have several hundred CDs in my bedroom, almost all of which I 
enjoy listening to, so... ;-)

>   There are many pieces of piano music which are just exquisite. For example,
> I really like this one from Bach:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQW2YnCUrE
> 
>   There's something soothing about it.

I can play the prelude - although I usually choose harpsichord or pipe 
organ rather than piano. And yes, it's a rather interesting piece. (I'm 
rather less keen on the fugue.)

Given that it's prelude #1 from the WTC, I guess the authorship is 
relatively certain. (Although some guy told me it's not in the baroque 
style - like I'd know the difference...)

>   Personally I find the minuet in G minor by Bach (or at least attributed
> to him) exquisite and soothing. It also brings memories because it was the
> theme music of a ZX Spectrum game (didn't know back then it was a piece of
> classical music):
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRDP9jV9JlA

Now the harpsichord is something I do like the sound of. (Although 
obviously, it depends on what you play with it...)

>   The G major counterpart is perhaps more known:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIKKDXCP2_M

Now, see, this doesn't do anything for me personally.

>   Famous piano pieces by Beethoven are also excellent, such as
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck

Again, not my taste.

>   The third movement is actually one of the most involved (and difficult)
> pieces of classical piano music ever:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZaTzSWqXCU

I'm sure it's really, really hard to play. It just doesn't sound 
particularly pleasing to the ear.

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