The satisfaction of rediscovering old favourites.


One of the great joys of the arts is that it is a perpetual journey of discovery, but there is also great satisfaction to be had by rediscovering old favourites. This week I stumbled upon a wonderful recording of a piece I played as a young music student: Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in D Minor BWV 1052, performed here by the extraordinary Maria João Pires. Aside from Pires’ astonishingly disciplined and crisp execution, hearing this piece for the first time in perhaps 10 years vividly took me back to a period of my life when I was still discovering all this wonderful music for the first time. It’s this ineffable power to transport us, back in time and space, that makes music such a necessary part of the human experience. Enjoy!