It seems more and more than trance music is regarded by snooty bandwagoners as the emo of the electronic world. It's almost inarguably the most popular sub-genre of electronica, yet many people who are deeply into music seem to think less of other people just because they enjoy a little trance...

I'm bewildered when I go to record shops to look for classical music. I'm almost afraid that I'll be totally overwhelmed here, as well, but I figure this is a good place to ask my timid, slightly ridiculous, entirely too open-ended question: I'm new to classical music, but would like to...