My New Favorite Piece
What caused me to write about the Mahler symphony was the fact that after nine years, I now have a new favorite piece, something that moves me just as much. I've been looking for a good recording of Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht and I found one with one of my favorite conductors, Jascha Horenstein. I've been listening to it every day - it's become a ritual. The only other piece I have ever listened with such a degree of devotion was the Mahler. At that point, I realized that I now have a new favorite piece. I can't tell you exactly why. It's a hauntingly beautiful work. It's a musical setting of a poem that is ultimately about redemption and the despair that preceded it.
Something Like a Blog
As someone with no qualms about sharing my thoughts with anyone within an earshot, I just might have a little too much fun with this. Enjoy!
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