Lovely mystery music

Was folding laundry in the bedroom yesterday evening and at the same time watching the beautiful and moving film Être et Avoir on BBC 4.The film doesn’t have a soundtrack and is generally very quiet, but I gradually became aware of a flowing baroque tune being played on a descant recorder. It didn’t really sound like it was coming from the television, it sounded close by. So I switched the sound off and, sure enough, the music carried on. It was coming from next door.

How very thrilling that a recorder player has moved into the house next door (it’s shared rented accommodation so there’s a certain amount of coming and going). Am I going to be able to resist the temptation to ask whoever it is if they want to play some duets?

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