So I've discovered Pandora Radio through a friend in the office. It's a site that allows you to create "radio" stations -- you indicate to Pandora know what you like to listen to and then they create play lists of music that they think may be similar.
So the first channel I created was "Gustav Mahler Radio" (surprise!). They randomly selected the second movement of Symphony 6...and then instead of continuing on to the next movement, switched over to the first movement of Tchaikovsky 4 (which I do happen to love). I attempted to talk myself through this cognitive dissonance caused by playing only individual movements of a symphony (one of my pet peeves) when I happened upon this explanation of the Tchaikovsky's "features":
Features Of This Song
Romantic stylings
a symphony orchestra
oboe
tonal harmony
minor key tonality
an emotional aesthetic
a symphony
a well-known composer
an acclaimed work
Romantic "stylings"????? "a well-known composer"?? And don't get me started that this movement is being called a "Song". Gah.
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Indeed. I actually adore Pandora, and have been using it for ages, but admittedly have only created "stations" based on favorite indie and prog bands. When used in that capacity, it has unearthed all manner of gems I may not have discovered otherwise...
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