I realize I usually let the N*P update sit longer than this, but today I had a request I wanted to make sure I got out there.
I just finished
this TED Talk (if you don't know the TED Talk series, you should check it out; every one I've watched has been great, and I all but guarantee that you will find someone who shares a passion of yours and talks about it brilliantly), and I find myself wanting to seek out classical music. Unfortunately I cannot afford SF Symphony tickets right now, so I am forced to go canned.
So my request is, recommend something to me. A composer, a piece, a movement of a larger piece, a specific arrangement or a symphony whose arrangements you love; whatever it is, drop it on me. My brain requires new wrinkles. In advance: thanks.