Got a terrible shock to find that a poor little fellow, Maxwell Moffat, living at the end of the terrace, has got St. Vitus Dance. He must have got it within the last few days, because he was quite healthy two weeks ago. It is piteous to see him playing with the children. – Tried to finish my lessons with a great rush, but didn’t succeed, and so had to go to Mangans’ to hear the first National wireless concert without finishing them. Got a puncture on the way – misfortune never comes singly. Heard Brahms 1st Symphony, 3 Arias by Handel, 3 of Wagner’s songs: ‘Schmerzen’, ‘Träumen’ and ‘Im Treibhaus’ and a Suite by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was all very fine, and I enjoyed it immensely. Hamilton Harty conducted. Saw on the Radio Times a picture of the five great composers Beethoven, Handel, Brahms, Wagner and Rimsky-Korsakov, and it was curiously fantastic to watch the characteristics in the face of each while the music was going on. Came home too late to finish ex.
