“Without music, life would be a mistake” said Nietzsche. Well, at least he got something right – though even then he never said what kind of mistake. Still, this is the music that helps me keep mistakes to a healthy minimum:
Classical
Mozart Mahler Janacek Wagner
Opera
Used to hate it. Then I saw the light. Now I obsess. If you too are need of conversion try:
The Marriage of Figaro, The Cunning Little Vixen, Der Ring Des Nibelungen
…and for singing alone the incomparable Cecilia Bartoli. For an introduction try this on CD or this on DVD.
Contemporary (hmm…)
Bruce Springsteen
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Van MorrisonWorld
Chango Spasiuk – Argentinian Accordian? Yeah, I thought so too till I heard him
Moishes Bagel (featuring the amazing Phil Alexander)
Jazz
Royal Festival Hall Concert December 1st, 2008 ( I was there!)
Royal Festival Hall February, 2012