Mimi Ezust >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? Huummm. That's a very interesting question. But here are some of my favorite home bases: Rachmaninov: All Night Vigil, op. 37. Brahms: Violin Sonatas and the Motet Schaffe in mir Gott ein rein Herz Beethoven: Piano sonatas opp. 101 and 110 Britten: War Requiem Ravel: String Quartet Shostakovich: Piano trio no. 2 Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, Four Last Songs Debussy: Piano Preludes I could probably list quite a few more, but these are some of the special places that I can always find musical comfort. Kevin Sutton