I was really glad that we got the program for Death and Transfiguration. I think it helped me to understand the song, as well as a few of the changes that I did not catch myself. I especially liked the heartbeat, as I thought it was very clear. I did not catch the sighs as well. The childhood memories were very well done. This was what I would have picked for virginal, innocent memories of youth, had I the opportunity. The repetition of certain sounds throughout this segement made me feel like I was listening to the years of innocence as they passed by. The eruption of pain and agony was very interruptive, which is good, I suppose, as that is what happens in real life, however I actually jumped a bit the first and second times I listened. The loss of innocence, was like the beginning of sin, almost like this was a religious tale. The notes reminded me of older movies when the lovely maiden is tied to the train tracks and the villain is laughing watching her feeble attempts at escape. Fighting of death and the struggle was clear as well. I lost the easing into the development transition though. I did clearly hear the presentation of differnt themes from childhood. The emergence of the vibrant young man was clear to me as a transition, but the change itself from childhood to young adulthood sounded as if it contained some pain, and almost sounded like the pain that comes next in the song. This confusion left me wondering slightly and I was lost in the beginning of the pain and the battles wth pain. I caught the last bout of pain, but missed the death. I understod that the fight was over, but had been unclear as to whether death was the reason for the end of the fight. I really liked the reintroduction of the fragments of life reforming into the artist idealogy themes. That was amazing. I want to say neat, but then that sounds like a 12 year old. This was another point at which I was very glad for the program, as if I did not have it, I may not have caught exactly what I was supposed to be listening to, but because I had read the program, I was able to pick up several of the smaller nuances in the music in order to better understand. Toward the end of the song, I began to think of the movie Ghost and envisioned Patrick Swayze's soul slowly rising up toward heaven. There was a very clear finality to the moment, but not to the music, and I almost thought that the music could continue to play infinitely. When the soul actually did ascend to heaven, according to the program, it was a very clear end to the music itself. I really enjoyed this song. I think it is probably the best .99 I have spent yet. As long as I don't somehow delete I-Tunes, I should be all set.