SOUNDTRACK: MILOŠ-Tiny Desk Concert #138 (June 30, 2011).
Miloš is Miloš Karadaglić, a 28-year-old from Montenegro. He says he wants to bring classical guitar to a younger audience–to make it cool.
The first piece is a lovely ballad called “Romance” although the author is anonymous. It is sweetly pretty and everything you might expect from a slow classical guitar piece. It rings familiar to me, although it’s hard to know if I’ve heard it before or not.
The second piece is where his guitar really comes to life. Asturias by Isaac Albeniz which Miloš describes as most flamenco and most familiar. Interestingly, eh says that this was originally written for piano. The introductory riff should indeed be familiar and Miloš plays it passionately.
For the final piece he plays the first movement of a piece by Carlo Domeniconi: “Koyunbaba – moderato.” This piece has a strange tuning: C sharp minor. It’s a Turkish song with extraordinary techniques. He says it reminds him of home–the song is about the sea and the waves by his home. Whether it’s the tuning or the structure of the song, it is enchanting and exotic and really lovely.
[READ: January 13, 2015] Moomin Volume 2
I enjoyed Moomin volume 1 so much that I was excited to read vol 2. And it did not disappoint. This volume was full of the same whimsical, often bizarre stories that were sweet and funny (and a bit cruel, which makes them funny). It also added some new characters.
This book contains the strips: Moomin’s Winter Follies, Moomin Mamma’s Maid, Moomin Builds a House and Moomin Begins a New Life. Each one seems to tackle a big idea and pushes it to crazy conclusions.
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