Requiem, Hard Drive, Root Canal?

I spent some time with Faure's Requiem this morning.  I have sung it before, but it is officially on my list of works I want to conduct.  Preferably with an orchestra.  I should re-listen to Verdi's Requiem.  I did not fall in love with Verdi.  I like his operas, but his Requiem... I would like to hear it again to enjoy it more.  It was fine.  There were moments I loved, but there is so much solo singing and so much of the Requiem is bombastic... I am going to try listening to a different recording and see what I think.  To be fair, I really liked the way he set the "Dies irae."

I am also going to re-listen to Stravinsky.  Ach!  I only have so much time before my comprehensive exams (2-ish weeks) and there is so much I want to get through yet. 

Hard drive crashed.

And today I have a dentist appointment.  It might be a root canal, depending on if the cavity is too close to... whatever would make it turn into a root canal.  It's not a big cavity, just in a bad spot.

I am going to try to spend some time on Missa Solemnis today (Beethoven).  After my dentist appointment.  I am also looking for the Genesis score by Wuorinen.  Unsuccessfully.  Some of the works I am trying to study cannot be found- at least a score of them- through the library.