Before you accuse of me of eschewing cold hard reality for a world view through rose-colored glasses, hear me out.

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To hear and see them perform has always felt to me like taking a private tour through a composer's mind.

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It was just what I needed to hear, and just what I needed to start me on an obsession with music that has stuck with me through the years.

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