I am aggressively involved in 20th Century music and love to play the most
recent, adventurous, complex pieces. So it is a mystery even to me why I
turn to the Strauss Waltzes when I need something that turns me around and
gives me comfort. At other times, depeending upon what part of my soul
needs comforting, I turn to the Verdi Requiem or Bachs Goldberg Variations
performed by an artist that plays them very slowly. I do see the
comforting power of the music posted on this thread.
Ray Bayles