Mimi Ezust wrote:

>But where is our profound musical 'home'?  Who are the composers we most
>turn to when we are feeling like we want to cleanse our tastebuds?  Which
>are the compositions we select when we need a good old pal, or want to
>renew ourselves after a very stressful time?  What is our own personal,
>guaranteed, tried-and-true feel-good music?  What are the pieces of music
>we have sought out more than five times in the last year?

There are not many pieces I have sought out more than 5 times a year,
but there are those I consider my comfort pieces even though they may
sit unheard for many months.

Bach: Goldberg Variations (Gould's 2nd, humming and all); Sonatas for viola
de gamba and harpsichord.

Bartok: Music for strings, percussion and celesta

Brahms: violin concerto, 1st symphony

Beethoven: 4th piano concerto, 9th symphony, various piano sonatas

Chopin: 2nd piano sonata

Dvorak: cello symphony

Faure: various music for cello especially Elegie op. 24

Mahler: 2nd symphony

Petterson: 7th symphony

Schubert: string quartet 15 and string quintet

Wagner: Tannhauser overture

Regards,

John