i can see the new moon directly out of my window, from where i am sitting in bed. i do want to get some sleep if possible, before it disappears in the morning light, but i suspect not.

but thanks to yvonne, who raved about volodos piano transcriptions of rachmaninoff some months ago - no i think it must be nearly a year or more ago, i find myself once more listening rather obsessively to the melodiya and the utro as i work. i can't find her entries on them anymore, but she is right that you can't spread beautiful music too far. so here are, for anyone who wishes to listen, the melodiya and the utro.