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? Ah, the cello sonatas, piano trios, and many of the Lieder (examples: 'Mit Vierzig Jahren', 'Todessehnen', 4 Ernste Gesaenge). In the latter the effect is even stronger because words and music reinforce eachother. But I must admit that similar feelings are brought up by Schubert, and Bach, and Rachmaninov, and... Ruben