the troubles of our world can be overwhelming at times. i was listening to the radio the other day and came across a beautiful piece of music. it reflected some of the sadness i felt but also spoke of a broader, vaster totality in which tragedy and bliss, love and disappointment, beauty and violence, all form the ebb and flow of existence. i couldn’t get the title of the piece so i googled the radio station and found out it was a live broadcast from hochstein. i contacted the host, mona seghatoleslami, and she was gracious enough to tell me i was looking for sonata in B minor, wq. 55, no. 3 by CPE bach. pianist yi-wen chang had played one movement only, titled cantabile. here it is, performed by georges cziffra.