Papa Haydn

Feeling in a kind of out of sorts mood this morning. Wan't going to play anything, but thought, hey, if it can make me feel better, why not try? 

I keep a few tabs opened to different composers or albums I'm going through in ClassicalArchives. I have one for the Haydn Symphonies. It's been a while since I've played those, and his music is simple and almost always positive and light, so I continued my perusal with the next up, Symphony number 19 in D, Hob.I:19. I chose, and have been choosing almost from the beginning, Christopher Hogwood conducting the Academy of Ancient Music. As it started playing it seemed awfully bright and simple (as I told myself it would be), but darned if it didn't start to get me out of my funk. I played two more in sequence, no. 20 and 21, also by Hogwood. These are short pieces, all three played in around 45 minutes. 

After breakfast I sat in the den and played a Beethoven piano sonata. I also have a tab for these. I was up to No. 21 in C, Op. 53 "Waldstein". I've been listening to Andras Schiff. I just counted, ClassicalArchives has over 60 different pianists to choose from! I guess I should try somebody else, but I do like Schiff.

Funny, as I began playing (that is, "clicking on") the Beethoven my wife said she'd just been thinking about that piece. So we were both happy.