Metody knows precious little about classical music, but, as the saying goes, she knows what she likes. And, as satisfying as the fury and motion of Movement 3 is, she prefers the slow, tantalizing build of Movement 1. It feels far more alive to her, and more summery as well, with the straining twine of branch and bird.

She leans against a wall and listens with the sweet, absent smile that makes her look like a brainless little doll. When it is over, she sighs happily. And then laughs.

"Pachelbel's Canon is...I enjoyed it the first time I heard it in concert, because it was something familiar in an unfamiliar context. And then I realized I heard it over and over and over, and now I like it the same way I like holiday songs - more for the comfort of familiarity and repetition, and less because I like the piece itself."

" - gosh, I hope we're talking about the same piece of music, or that all is going to sound very strange to you."