▁and ▁H eg gie ▁himself ▁were ▁all ▁" at ▁their ▁virt u os ic ▁best ". ▁Es pecially ▁not ew orth y ▁were ▁Har ms ' s ▁" te asing " ▁viol in ▁in ▁" The ▁min uet " ▁and ▁a ▁" w onder ful " ▁t une ▁that ▁H eg gie ▁had ▁dream t ▁up ▁for ▁" The ▁best ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁day ". ▁ ▁The ▁du ets ▁of ▁F acing ▁For ward / Look ing ▁Back ▁were ▁so ▁wonderful ▁that ▁one ▁could ▁talk ▁about ▁them ▁for ▁days . ▁" M other ▁in ▁the ▁mirror " ▁was ▁as ▁side - spl itting ly ▁fun ny ▁as ▁" F acing ▁forward " ▁was ▁lov ely ▁- ▁to ▁not ▁enjoy ▁this ▁setting ▁of ▁H eg gie ' s ▁own ▁words ▁would ▁be ▁impossible , ▁particularly ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁Freder ica ▁von ▁St ade ▁and ▁Joy ce ▁Di Don ato . ▁Von ▁St ade ' s ▁mez zo - s op rano ▁bl ended ▁with ▁Di Don ato ' s ▁perfectly , ▁just ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁with ▁Susan ▁Graham ' s . ▁ ▁In ▁Here ▁and ▁G one , ▁H eg gie ▁had ▁a ▁bar it one , ▁Keith ▁Ph ares , ▁who ▁could ▁make ▁a ▁la und ry ▁list ▁sound ▁appe aling . ▁But ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁cycle ▁was ▁anything ▁but ▁light weight . ▁H eg gie ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁compos ers ▁brave ▁enough ▁to ▁tell ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁man ▁trying ▁to ▁re est ab lish ▁a ▁friendship