I actually felt OK at the end of the day so I did a bit of a detour on the way home – I’ve been going nuts being at home so much and really wanting to get out to the shops. I didn’t get to all of the ones I wanted (Foyle’s for a harmony text and Fortnum & Mason for writing paper will have to wait) but I did get to Muji to investigate their filing options (not what I wanted for composition files but at least now I do know what I want) and to the remnants of the HMV sale, where I pounced on the 22-CD set I’ve been thinking about ever since I saw it there before Christmas – 22 CDs of composers performing or conducting their own works. All sorts of people – Stravinsky, Roussel, Britten, Holst, Elgar, Bartok, Hindemith – and a bunch more, and a whole heap of repertoire, much of which I’m not familar with… yet. And of course, this week I actually have the stereo entirely to myself. Wheeeee!

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