Remember when someone first took classical music and recorded it with synths? It was a little before my time. I was at least in diapers then.....give it another thirty years and I'll be back in diapers...anyways , what was I saying. 
 
 There seems to have always been a "them" and "us" regarding classical and popular music.  Sometimes "they" play with us and sometimes we play with "them" but we are still different folk. Some people can really appreciate the type of music played on that instrument, they might even cry when listening to it.  
 
 When I listen to classical music no matter what it's played on I don't usually get emotional but then, I don't really have a personality either.
 
 If he had hired a real carpenter maybe he could have had it built in 100 hours. I'll bet Spacey could have done it in much less time.

Starise
 There seems to have always been a "them" and "us" regarding classical and popular music.

Actually, there was a time ... maybe around WWII ... that popular music "composers" ripped off the masters without a second thought.  Borodin, Chopin, and other 19th century geniuses were the source of the tunes used in a number of popular hits of that era.  The most egregious rip-off was a song given the lyrics "I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places".  That came from the final movement of Mahler's third symphony.  Listening to the original is a near religious experience (it's about 25 minutes in length and not too long in even the slightest).  To have freely "borrowed" that masterpiece was nothing short of criminal.

I used to expose my naive, drug-using roommates to Classical back in the 80's.  I had (and still have) these colored lasers that move to the beat of the music and draw incredible art on your ceiling.  I also used to have a VERY nice stereo system with four satellites and two subwoofers.  Laying on the floor watching the light show while doing mushrooms and listening to Bach's Tocata and Fugue in D minor in that room was a VERY religious experience - lol!

dmbaer

Starise
 There seems to have always been a "them" and "us" regarding classical and popular music.

Actually, there was a time ... maybe around WWII ... that popular music "composers" ripped off the masters without a second thought.  Borodin, Chopin, and other 19th century geniuses were the source of the tunes used in a number of popular hits of that era.  The most egregious rip-off was a song given the lyrics "I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places".  That came from the final movement of Mahler's third symphony.  Listening to the original is a near religious experience (it's about 25 minutes in length and not too long in even the slightest).  To have freely "borrowed" that masterpiece was nothing short of criminal.

 I wasn't aware of that dmbaer. Probably sounded much different after those guys got hold of it.  Not familiar with that piece. You have me curious about it though.
 
 I'm still attempting to acquiesce to classical music. I haven't given up completely. I think my exposure has been limited.