[JasonFruit]

I think we're in agreement on this. It's true that the best classical music has great depths to be plumbed, and some of it requires an understanding of the techniques and intentions of the composers, but there's still plenty that can be taken in by an uneducated listener. My point was that until that uneducated listener gets a bit hooked on it, telling them that they can't possibly appreciate it until they've engaged in serious study is going to sound like off-putting elitist claptrap, and put them off completely. (Which was probably not what you were saying, but it was about my turn to fail at nuance in online conversations.)