Best escape from the furor: music to lighten the soul
The last two news weeks have been saddening, maddening, frightening, sobering, and frustrating for those of a politically liberal or civil rights bent, or those simply with an inclination toward common decency.
After hearing of the Anthony Kennedy resignation from the Supreme Court, and hearing the reliably hypocritical Mitch McConnell promise to get Kennedy’s replacement installed before the November elections, I found myself bristling—all the more so to hear Democrats speaking at odds with each other.
I really needed an escape. You too?
It then occurred to me how to calm the bristling mid-brain: music of a light, sunny, or soothing sort. But I wanted to add a twist to my customary Pandora stations, and found two in particular, the first thanks to NPR and the second thanks to my recollection of the most sunny of Beethoven’s sonatas. . . .