“My mind,” he said, “rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.” - Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four
leaving your room when people are over
A L L E G R O
[a classical music mix]
“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”
— Victor Hugoi. 5th symphony - ludwig von beethoven; ii. prelude - edvard grieg; iii. eine kleine nachtmusik (k 525 allegro) - wolfgang amadeus mozart; iv. la primavera - antonio vivaldi; v. the blue danube waltz - johann strauss II; vi. waltz of the flowers - piotr ilich tchaikovsky; vii. 9th symphony (ode to joy) - ludwig von beethoven; viii. minuet in G major - johann sebastian bach; ix. requiem - wolfgang amadeus mozart; x. claire de lune - claude debussy; xi. für elise - ludwig van beethoven; xii. intermezzo (cavalleria rusticana) - pietro mascagni; xiii. ride of the walkyries - richard wagner; xiv. radetzky march - johann strauss I