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Brooklyn Rider's Nicholas Cords On Beethoven, Gratitude And The Power Of Creativity

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Nicholas Cords is finding solace in a thankful musical sentiment from Beethoven.
Nicholas Cords

Our Daily Breather is a series where we ask writers and artists to recommend one thing that's helping them get through the days of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.

Who: Nicholas Cords of Brooklyn Rider

Where: Boston, Mass.

Beethoven's String Quartet in A minor, Opus 132

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