An intimate conversation about music and creativity,between the internationally bestselling writer Haruki Murakami and world-class conductor,Seiji Ozawa. Haruki Murakami's passion for music runs deep. Before turning his hand to writing,he ran a jazz club in Tokyo,and the aesthetic and emotional power of music permeates every one of his much-loved books. Now,in Absolutely on Music, Murakami fulfills a personal dream,sitting down with his friend,acclaimed conductor Seiji Ozawa,to talk about their shared interest. They discuss everything from Brahms to Beethoven,from Leonard Bernstein to Glenn Gould,from record collecting to pop-up orchestras,and much more.'Absolutely on Music is an unprecedented treasure... Talking about music is like dancing about architecture,it's often said,but what joy to watch these two friends dance.'Guardian
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784700140Number of pages: 352Weight: 246 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mm
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Absolutely on Music is an unprecedented treasure... Talking about music is like dancing about architecture,it's often said,but what joy to watch these two friends dance.Hardly a soul writes of the listening and playing of music with such insight and tendernessTheir words tessellate perfectly,forcing the neurons in your brain into a brave new quest for artistic divinity... A book for people transfixed by the minutia of creativity.High Fidelity for classical music fans.These dialogues...add up to a sprawling feast of Mahler-style "polytonality"- or,alternatively,the sort of protean jam-session that Monk and Parker relished.
Haruki Murakami
Japan's best-known novelist abroad and the author of many novels as well as short stories and non-fiction,includingThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,Kafka on the Shore,After Dark,1Q84,What I Talk About When I Talk About RunningandColorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.
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