Tuesday, June 25, 2019
What a treat this book was to read today. I couldn't put it down. Japanese author Haruki Murakami, whose book the Wind-Up Bird Chronicle I'm halfway through, interviews world renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa in five extensive conversations about Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concert, Glenn Gould, Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, (Ozawa studied under both Bernstein and Karajan), Mahler, Eugene Ormandy, pedagogy, and the relationship between writing and music. It's such a fascinating book. Murakami isn't a musician, but certainly understands music and has an extensive record collection from which he's able to speak in detail about specific recordings. So much fun to read and a great perspective in peeking inside the mind of a musical master.
What a treat this book was to read today. I couldn't put it down. Japanese author Haruki Murakami, whose book the Wind-Up Bird Chronicle I'm halfway through, interviews world renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa in five extensive conversations about Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concert, Glenn Gould, Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, (Ozawa studied under both Bernstein and Karajan), Mahler, Eugene Ormandy, pedagogy, and the relationship between writing and music. It's such a fascinating book. Murakami isn't a musician, but certainly understands music and has an extensive record collection from which he's able to speak in detail about specific recordings. So much fun to read and a great perspective in peeking inside the mind of a musical master.
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