"How to Listen to and Understand Great Music" by Great Courses is really good. The lectures are by a professor/composer. Forget about consistency or naming con

"How to Listen to and Understand Great Music" by Great Courses is really good. The lectures are by a professor/composer. Forget about consistency or naming conventions. But you'll get a lot more out of the listening experience once you know a bit about different composers from different periods: baroque, classical (talk about confusing!), romantic, contemporary. Now when I dial the classic radio station I can often tell the period and even the composer even if I've never heard the piece before. Fun :)