Ori’s Fearful Symmetry

Though I have never understood this obsession with the iPod shuffle function, I do keep occasion-specific playlists on hand. I get a lot of mileage out of my “Walking In New York” track library, and I’ll be adding several cuts off World on Four Strings. Making the city streets my concert hall here is probably okay with the composer, who constructed the album as “a travelogue of sorts…a dedication to the ever-changing neighborhoods of New York City.” Listening to “Ori’s Fearful Symmetry” at my desk, I’m already having a considerable amount of trouble keeping my feet still. I fear I may feel compelled to wander up to strangers on the sidewalk and ask them to dance. Best cross the street if you see me coming your way.

—MS