Classical spinach?

One of our funniest local commentators, James Lileks, is a very thoughtful consumer and presenter (and blogger) of classical music. I think in many ways he is a prototype of our target audience.

He had some interesting things to say about classical music the other day in his column in the Strib. Talking about what he listens to on satellite radio in his car he said:

There's a good classical station, called "Pops" -- meaning, pieces you know and like, as opposed to the serious spinach classical station that rolls out interminable bolts of baroque chamber music or shrieking atonal opera that sounds like the singer is giving birth to a porcupine.

So are we a "serious spinach" classical station? Maybe once upon a time, but I think we're more on the "balaced and tasty" side of the classical food pyramid.

Any thoughts?

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