beth_onusko-small.jpgThe Orphee Suite for Piano—composed by Philip Glass and performed by pianist Paul Barnes—is the perfect CD for a fall evening. My favorite piece, the “Trilogy Sonata,” is like a series of locks in a canal, its rhythms alternately rising and pressing forward. I have never been so spellbound by a classical composition.

Bio: Elizabeth Onusko is managing editor of Guernica. Read her last recommendation “here”:http://www.guernicamag.com/blog/1287/staff_pick_elizabeth_onusko_3/.