Hmmm. Not many threads on here. Slightly concerning.

Getting into classical music is on my grand list of things to do in my lifetime, and I have absolutely no idea of where to start without listening to the recommendations of Rufus Wainwright.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend any 'classics' that I could start off with.

Thanking you.

Well, I'm pretty much useless to you, as I don't know much beyond the biggest classical works, but I can point you to this thread:

http://forums.metacritic.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9470038644/m/8460010744/p/1

Cheers, ears.

It's the orchestral stuff that I am particularly interested in.