Classical music?
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This is going to sound picky but technically 'classical' music is only one period in the history of what most people refer to as classical music:
The composers you mention you like are mainly 'romantic' – I love lots of romantic composers such as Chopin, Liszt etc – but I'd recommend you go back a bit earlier to the Baroque period first. All of this music makes more sense if you understand why certain advancements happened.
Bach really was the master of it all during the Baroque period, his music is about as close to perfect as it comes and very mathematical, yet beautiful too. He basically standardised the tuning of many instruments like the piano and so laid the groundwork for all western music ever since.
Then go into 'classical' music, remembering that Mozart and Beethoven are legends for a reason.
Then you can get back into romantic etc.oh, and here's a handy list of important composers over the timeline:
Remember this represents the last 1500 years of western music, what we can popular music is only really the last 50 years, so I'm always amazed when people say they're "really into music" but haven't checked out anything older than say 100 years ago.
To that point, it's amazing how picky people get about genres and sub-genres of, for example, dance music yet will refer to the last 1500 years under one name "classical"
Be patient, and get listening. I know there's an overwhelming amount to listen to, but I think working through things chronologically and by the most well known composers makes the most sense, your ear will gradually start to recognise styles, and periods. 15 years ago I couldn't tell bach from beethoven, now I can't imagine not being able to.- you can be "into" music if all you ever do is play a harmonicaalbums
- you don't have to listen to anything by anyone else to have a connectionalbums
- that's like saying you can be into literature just from reading the back of a cereal boxBaskerviIle
- the assumption is that if you're into an artform, you may be curious enough to explore itBaskerviIle