Tag: Europe-Asia

June 28

Week 581: “Wide World” by Sophie Janna

Sophie Janna’s artist bio says that she makes music that “makes you forget where you…

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April 19

Week 571: “Salve Regina” by Francis Poulenc

We’ve all got our contradictions. I, for example, will diligently rinse out food cans before…

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November 16

Week 549: “Prelude in E Minor” by Scott Twynholm

For years, I have wanted to feature Chopin’s “Prelude in E Minor” because it truly…

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October 12

Week 544: “How to Fall in Love in a Pandemic” by Daithí

It’s been 215 days since the WHO declared a pandemic. I’m not sure whether that…

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June 1

Week 525: “Autumn Summer” by Jape

In 2010 two friends told me, in completely separate conversations, that they considered themselves to…

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May 11

Week 522: “10 Years Ago” by FKJ

10 years ago this week, Beautiful Song of the Week began. I already did a…

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April 6

Week 517: “The Boy in the Gap” by Martin Hayes Quartet

Despite being open to just about every genre of music, I have always had a…

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March 9

Week 513: “The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saens

One of Camille Saint-Saens’ best-loved works is his 1886 suite, The Carnival of the Animals.…

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March 2

Week 512: “Liu” by Siriusmo

I have a shorter musical attention span than I used to. It’s a strange thing…

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February 24

Week 511: “Plus Tôt” by Alexandra Stréliski

When I learned, probably sometime in my teens, that the history of Western art was…

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February 17

Week 510: “Waende” by Ceeys

Toronto went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, and this means…

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January 13

Week 505: “Qui Tollis” by Antonio Lotti

Here’s an interesting (if slightly morbid) thing I learned recently: the “Birthday Effect.” Since there…

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December 16

Week 501: “Wrapped” by Ola Szmidt

In most ways, I’m a fully-functional adult. I pay my bills. I do my laundry.…

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November 18

Week 497: “Sunny Road” by Emilíana Torrini

If you’ve ever been inside a store that sells incense, or received a gift from…

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November 4

Week 495: “Impromptu V” by Jean Sibelius

It’s tempting to look at the lives of composers and turn them into parables. Mozart’s…

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October 21

Week 493: “The Border” by Nicolas Godin

Nicolas Godin’s homeland of France shares a 623km border with Spain, and for something as…

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August 19

Week 484: “Oscarine” by Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal

In my 20s, I was in the early days of a relationship with a woman…

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June 10

Week 474: “Solfeggio in C Minor” by CPE Bach (Eugen Cicero cover)

Summing up Bach’s legacy and influence on following generations of composers, Mozart once said, “Bach…

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June 3

Week 473: “I Carried This For Years” by Ibeyi

A good friend of mine has two siblings: his twin brother, and their older sister.…

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May 20

Week 471: “Child Falling Asleep” by Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann’s lifelong struggle with mental and physical illness has been written about and analyzed…

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