"The Young Montalbano" MUCH better than the older one.....

[Rue Dubac]

Oh dear. What is a jawharp? The instruments may be different - I am obviously no expert - but tempo and mood seem similar when I can hear them over the squalling. I must be totally mistaken, or the instrumentals are drowned out more than I thought.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Oh dear. What is a jawharp? The instruments may be different - I am obviously no expert - but tempo and mood seem similar when I can hear them over the squalling. I must be totally mistaken, or the instrumentals are drowned out more than I thought.

But Bald Montalbano is a Tango:

Diddle-du, diddle-du, diddle-daah (Intro leading to main theme): Ta teeDa DaaahYA! Doo daah.

Whereas Young Montalbano is more a "Spaghetti Western" Jig, much faster tempo, different orchestration:

Boing di diddl-y Ding di diddl-y, Boing di diddl-y Ding di diddl-y

(A "Jawharp" - or "Jew's Harp" - is the prominent instrument that provides the "Boing".)

[Nick Armstrong]

the prominent instrument that provides the "Boing".

...as the bishop said to the actress.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

...as the bishop said to the actress.

"You put it between your teeth and twang it."

[vinteuil]

"You put it between your teeth and twang it."

... ouch!

[jean]

The new RT implies that this latst (and last) episode has to be Montalbano's last case, as his 'transfer to Genoa is imminent'. But what happens to bring him back to Sicily for his later incarnation, with Livia left behind? very odd. Especially as a photo caption reads 'Salvo prepares to leave for Sicily'.

And then on Sunday, there's this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b070jhq4

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

And then on Sunday, there's this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b070jhq4

Ooh - goody! Many thanks for this nudge, jean.

[Rue Dubac]

Thank you, Ferney. I will listen harder, especially for the boings. Though I still prefer the tango, even if rather un-Sicilian.
I will look out for Camilleri on Sunday, too. There was a good programme some years ago, also on BBC4, comparing the approaches of the Scandi noir and Italian - think they had the late Henning Mankell, possibly Camilleri too. Whoever spoke about the Italian view said that, usually because of the mafia, many Italian cases ended in compromise, which was true of many of the Old Montalbano ones. Keen police like Montalbano are often let down by bureaucrats higher up the line, or come up against brick walls. This seems to happen in the Camilleri books.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Thank you, Ferney. I will listen harder, especially for the boings.