When I’m anxious, I calm myself by listening to Satie’s “Gymnopedies.” When I’m looking to focus, I turn on András Schiff’s rendition of “The Well-Tempered Clavier.” Lately, I’ve been looking to escape the tumult of life in Trump’s America—can it only be April?—longing for a simpler time. And so I’ve found my way back to “Beethoven’s Wig.”
The Sounds of Smiling
A salute to “Beethoven’s Wig,” the sing-along albums that soundtracked a generation of listeners’ first classical encounters
