I don't have a TV in my listening room. All the DVDAs I have play when you put them in or when you push "play" on the remote. I have never even seen the menus.
What about DVD-As with both 5.1 and 2.0, such as the Trey Anasatsio ?
By default, I think that they the 5.1 unless menued to 2.0
Chesky has a Bucky Pizzarelli Swing DVD-A worth the price of admission.
Anyhow, back to classical recordings.....
It really depends on what you enjoy.
For me, Mozart, Copeland, Handel, and Bach - basically a "standards" guy.
On a moonless night, I might listen to a little Reich, Ives, Satie or Orff.
If you want some DVD-A titles worth a listen:
on Deutsch Grammophon von Karajan - Mozart - Requiem (heavy)
on EMI Previn - Holst -The Planets (funner)
on Telarc Fodor & Peskanov - Tchaikosky - 1812 Overture with ancient cannons (funner yet)
I'm much more likely to listen to jazz, bluegrass, and even a bit of rock.
The wierd thing about rock is that when you've listened to it for years it gets very predictible.
