Absolutely on Music: Conversations
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385354347 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Never a stormy debate, the talks make sweet melodies that may linger on for many readers—especially book and music lovers. Talking about music is like dancing about architecture, it’s often said, but what joy to watch these two friends dance. For all your smart readers.” —Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal “Engaging. What comes through in these conversations is the devotion both men feel for music; the degree to which every detail of a work matters to them; and the strength of their yearning to connect
They listen to and dissect recordings of some of their favorite performances, and Murakami questions Ozawa about his career conducting orchestras around the world. Culminating in Murakami’s ten-day visit to the banks of Lake Geneva to observe Ozawa’s retreat for young musicians, the book is interspersed with ruminations on record collecting, jazz clubs, orchestra halls, film scores, and much more. A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author and the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In Absolutely on Music, internationally H
HARUKI MURAKAMI was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. . Coetzee, Milan Kundera, and V. S. Naipaul.Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages, and the most recent of his many international honors is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include J. M
The Conductor and The Deep Listener Classical music has scores with composers' notes and instructions; yet each performance, each conductor, each orchestra creates a different result. Soloists especially make a career out of their unique approach to the music. Novelist Haruki Murakami and conductor Seiji Ozawa, battling cancer, had a series of conversations on such subjects, as well as on Ozawa's life as a music director. This book, in transl. "A Pleasant, Comfortable Afternoon Listening to Music Lovers" according to Don C. Fitzsimons. I enjoyed Ozawa confirming my suspicions about the styles of other conductors—particularly Bernstein. Murakami and I share a bewilderment on Mahler. I was happy to find this out.. Interesting read Noriko Meguro Nice insight if you are classical music lover. Conversation is between two great maestros in two different art world which makes it even more intriguing.