Classical Music Saved My Life

1.Bartók, Béla: Leaves his death bed to write, in his words, the "life assertion” of the Concerto for Orchestra

2.Beethoven, Ludwig von: "only art it was that withheld me”

3.Bliss, Sir Arthur: "The saving power of beauty”

4.Handel, Georg Frideric: How Messiah saved orphans’ lives from deprivation and want

5.Keal, Minna: A Life in Reverse

6.Lloyd, George: His composition proved a life force of its own

7.Rachmaninoff, Sergei: His regenerative Piano Concerto No. 2

8.Shirley, Ben: "We Need Darkness to See the Stars”

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