Tracklist/Description: Welcome to episode #33.
Behind the first track, there's a story.
On the last day of our trip to Japan, while wandering through Tokyo, we stumbled upon a small jazz bar where a Caribbean jazz band was about to perform. Jazz bars are a recurring theme in Haruki Murakami's novels, so it felt like one of those memorable travel moments that quietly stay with you.
Before the concert began, the venue was playing records, and one track immediately caught my attention: VVAA - Jukka Eskola - 1974. I loved it from the very first listen. I tried to include it in one of my mixes soon after, but I couldn't find a transition that felt right into the next track, so I eventually set it aside. Then came the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, which reminded me of that evening in Tokyo - and of this beautiful piece of music. This time, I finally found the right place for it, and it became the opening track of this Carnaval Session.
🟠 [EN] The name Carnaval Sessions comes from a personal journey inspired by Haruki Murakami’s visit to Copenhagen, where he read the story Carnaval from First Person Singular. This sparked a deeper connection, leading me to explore Schumann’s Carnaval, performed by Rubinstein, as mentioned in the story. Just like how Murakami’s tale weaves together music and introspection, this show delves into the mysteries that music uncovers. Through sound, we transcend the everyday and enter a world where our dreams, thoughts, and fantasies come to life.
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🟠 [JA]「Carnaval Sessions（カルナヴァル・セッションズ）」という名前は、村上春樹がコペンハーゲンを訪れた際に読んだ短編小説『一人称単数』に収められている「カーニバル」という物語に触発された、個人的な旅から生まれました。この出会いがきっかけで、物語の中で言及されているルービンシュタインによるシューマンの『カーニバル』を探求することになりました。
村上春樹の物語が音楽と内省を織り交ぜるように、この番組も音楽が明かす神秘に迫ります。音を通して、私たちは日常を超え、夢や思考、そして幻想が生き生きと立ち上がる世界へと導かれるのです。
🟠 [DA] Navnet Carnaval Sessions udspringer af en personlig rejse, inspireret af Haruki Murakamis besøg i København, hvor han læste novellen Carnaval fra Første person ental. Denne oplevelse skabte en dybere forbindelse, som førte mig til at udforske Schumanns Carnaval, fremført af Rubinstein, som nævnt i fortællingen.
Ligesom Murakamis historie væver musik og introspektion sammen, dykker dette program ned i de mysterier, musikken afslører. Gennem lyd overskrider vi det hverdagslige og træder ind i en verden, hvor vores drømme, tanker og fantasier får liv.
