Make a different approach to classical music

Not everyone can accept him or herself sitting in room and listen to classical music ><
Im sure some member from FY do not take any interest in classical music at all.
So hrmmm...before starting with ears, we can try starting with eyes.
As everyone knows Nodame Cantabile(who else don't know?) is a Japanese drama related to various classical music(mozart,beethoven,rachmaninoff,brahms,gershwin,mendelsshon,chopin, schubert,debbusy,saint-saens). It actually covers from barouque period to 20th century,ok, maybe not...starts from classical period to 20th century.
Nodame Cantabile available in comic, drama and animation.

Synopsis:
"Megumi Noda, or “Nodame” is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading the music score. She is messy and disorganized, takes baths several days apart and loves to eat, sometimes stealing her friend’s lunchbox when it is filled with delicacies.

Shinichi Chiaki, is Momogaoka’s top student. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and has secret ambitions to become a conductor. An arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist who once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy, he feels mired in Japan because of a childhood phobia.

They meet by accident. Nodame quickly falls in love, but it takes much longer for Chiaki to even begin to appreciate Nodame’s unusual qualities. Their relationship causes them both to develop and grow. Because of Nodame, Chiaki got the opportunity to lead a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people's musical abilities. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition. Opportunities open up as both begin taking risks, stretching themselves far more than they ever thought possible."

Next...a korean classical music related drama called "Beethoven Virus"
They take the concept of Nodame Cantabile with less silliness but maintain the leng lui leng chai actor and actress.
I am not quite sure about the music use in this drama cause I just watch the first episode><
Anyway, I think they had rearrange Beethoven's Sonata No.8,Op.13 third movement into an upbeat techno-ish song called "Beethoven Virus".
Basically in this korea drama, they had rearrange most classical song adding new instruments that don't exist in Beethoven's time.

Synopsis:
"Kang Gun Woo is an orchestra conductor in his 40’s. He is an elite workaholic conductor who has a very bad reputation. He is known as someone who will do absolutely anything in order to create the very best music. However, due to his self-righteous and stubborn personality he thinks that only his thoughts are correct which makes him unable to form good relationships with those around him. He meets Du Ru Mi, a violinist, and a trumpet player who has the same name as him, and together they form a love triangle."



Give a good look at this two music related drama and you might start liking classical music.

Both drama can be download or watch online with English subtitles.


Beethoven Virus(English Subtitle)

Beethoven Virus(Chinese Subtitle)

Nodame Cantabile(Download Site)
*you might bitcomet to download nodame cantabile or else you can search and watch online or borrow from teik siang><, as for animation try to purchase it in Hong Kong.Sorry I don't have it.*

Nodame Cantabile(Comic)