Starting points

At the end of your First Impressions feature (October) you ask us to share the first piece of classical music that inspired us as children. At the age of 11, having collected a few 78s of popular music, I switched on the wireless one day and was transfixed by what I heard – a piece of music that I wanted to go on forever. It was La mer by Debussy and it changed my life. That was 65 years ago and I’ve been exploring symphonic music ever since.

Richard Howard, Banstead The editor replies: We would love to hear from readers about the pieces that first got you into classical music. Drop us a note, and we’ll print the best next month.