I can't remember the last time I slept through the night in one go. I was probably a teenager! Waking up several times a night is the norm for me. When I heard that there was going to be an epic 8 hour live performance of Max Richter's composition Sleep, 'a lullaby for a frenetic world', taking place on Radio 3 overnight last night, I was resolved to tune in. It started at midnight, and before long I was lulled to sleep. I woke, as usual, at regular intervals during the night, but each time the lullaby just washed over me, until I fell asleep again. It was comforting, and wonderful.
You might have time to dip into the performance here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06db5tv, or better still, tuck yourself up in bed one night, and play the piece in its entirety, as the composer intended. It will be available, wherever you are in the world, for the next 30 days on iPlayer. It's magic.
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