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what seemingly is an unusual pairing [much like Robert Plant and Allison Krause] turns into the most natural and meant-for-each-other duet ever heard [much like the aforementioned pair]: Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin:

upon hearing the cello overlap the vocals, tears welled up in my eyes. previous recordings by other artists were usually the other way around [the cello opening with the vocals overlapping]. how incredibly beautiful these two are together. i recently ordered “Hush”, after hearing the duo’s version of Bach’s “Air from Orchestral Suit No. 3 in D Major”:

of course, this sparked in me a desire to locate a long lost compilation from when my son was just a newborn … a compilation i’d put on as i lay him down to sleep, lights dimmed, his soft breathing accompanying the tempos. every night i would play this for him, oftentimes with me reading him bedtime stories from the land of Oz, Mr. MacGregor’s garden or The Hundred Acre Wood. i don’t know that i believe all the hype about playing classical music for children to enhance their spacial thinking, but i do know that it has enhanced my memories of a very special time in my and my child’s life for me. that all associated music has left an indelible mark on my spirit, and his, and i’m grateful for his appreciation of all manners of music, especially the classics.