Instruments of the Orchestra

This post struck me as odd that someone would be "into" classical music without formal training nor having previously played in an (ameteur) orchestra or wind band. ?? I keep forgetting how few musicians are here among the audiophile ranks. Just an observation.

While I'm a decent amateur musician, I see no reason why a person needs formal training or experience to appreciate classical, or really any form of, music. My wife can't sing a note or play an instrument, but she loves music and listens to it all the time.

Hi Aroc, I'm an example of a classical music lover and audiophile who has no formal musical training whatever (totally self-educated through listening and reading), has never learned to play an instrument let alone plya in a group, and cannot read a musical score. Yet I have a passion for classical music of all genre, an extensive classical music collection and attend live classical music concerts regularly.

Also, I enjoy introducing others to classical music and the sounds of different instruments that make up the range and variety found in classical music. I do this with various music selections, have used Howard Hanson's Mercury LPs "The Composer and his orchestra," Britten's "Young Person's Guide..." but a simple resource like the one Texasdave has found has eluded me.
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Prokofjev Peter and the Wolff also a nice piece with various distinct groups of instruments playing.