The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils;
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.
-Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice. Act. v. Sc. 1
"When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have."- Edgar Watson Howe
Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman, Time To Say Goodbye
Andrea Bocelli, "Can't Help Falling In Love"
Russell Watson, Volare
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Treasons, strategems and spoils! Best Bard quote under the sun if you ask me...
Here is another treasure, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and Seiji Ozawa, Dvorak Humoresque No. 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSCILXXLnM
Wonderful! thanks.