Mozart's Requiem
I listened to a fantastic recording of a choral and orchestral performance Mozart's Requiem this evening. There are no words that I can find to describe the exhilaration, beauty and sadness of this work. A few of the pieces were familiar but much of it I heard as if for the first time.
I could not understand the words, my knowledge of classical music is very limited, and yet these are no obstacles to enjoying the music. It was absolutely breathtaking.
I sat down at my computer, planning to do something else with my earphones on, but I couldn't take my eyes off the performance.
There were parts that brought out such deep sadness. It seemed that every pain I had suffered was being remembered and yet, being able to feel it amidst such beauty somehow made it bearable and even worthy.
The joyful sections were magical and made me float. Every emotion that the music brought forth from within was pure and uplifting. It gave me hope for humanity and for this world in which we see so much negativity every day.
If we could only carry Mozart's song in our hearts everywhere we went, we would not, we could not harm another.
