Bruckner Symphony no.7 Scherzo
We went for a longish drive up to Hadrian’s Wall today, so today’s happy tune is one that reminds of childhood car journeys.
21 Mar 2020
When my musical world ground to a halt because of coronavirus, (about a week before the announcement of full lockdown), I decided to console myself by posting a piece of music every day that makes me happy. Friends and family chipped in with ideas too, and I’ve been thrilled at how many people have told me they’ve been following it. As time wore on, I realised that I wouldn’t be able to keep it up forever, so I decided to stop at fifty, and hopefully that will give me and others plenty to dip back into in emergencies.
We went for a longish drive up to Hadrian’s Wall today, so today’s happy tune is one that reminds of childhood car journeys.
‘The House of the Mind’ by Howells radiates a calm joy that’s just as necessary as the bounciness.
The finale of Sibelius’s Second symphony was playing when I got the most fantastic bit of career-changing news, and it summed up exactly how I felt.
If you’re going to dance your way cheerfully to oblivion, Khachaturian’s Waltz from ‘Masquerade’ is the music to do it to.
Day one of my happiness playlist, and I was never in any doubt which piece I would choose to start with.
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