Donald Satz wrote: >Do any list members share these feelings about the Brahms works? Any other >pieces which result in this great frame of mind? The Brahms Opus 118 #2, the intermezzo in A major never fails to make me cry. I know you were asking about soothing works, and it is that. But it is so utterly beautiful I can't help being swept off my feet whenever I hear it. I think I'll put it on now. Thanks for the reminder! -Lindsey Orcutt [log in to unmask]