Don Satz wrote:

>Last night I listened to the Brahms clarinet quintet and sonatas. ...
>the time I was half-way through these works, my mood had changed to one of
>satisfaction, calm, and readiness to face existing and new life problems.
>
>Do any list members share these feelings about the Brahms works? Any other
>pieces which result in this great frame of mind?

The motet "Schaffe in mir ein rein Herz" is a work that puts me on the edge
of heaven.  I so love this setting that I cannot listen to the same text in
English translation and derive any satisfaction from it.

Kevin Sutton