One of the important things I’ve learned working from home over the years is that the right music is essential for productivity. Here are few pieces that I play while reading the news:
- A chamber symphony playing Shoshtakovich’s powerful “Quartet No. 8”
- The first song off of Black Sabbath’s self-titled album
- David Bowie’s “Warszawa“
- Joy Division’s “Atmosphere“
- Krzysztof Penderecki’s most famous, and most terrifying, piece, “Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima”
- And, obviously, Carl Orff’s “O Fortuna” from Carmina Burana