Reviews

De la musique by Seiji Ozawa, Renaud Temperini, Haruki Murakami

jaredh913's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

talonx's review against another edition

4.0

Highly enjoyable and insightful conversations between two stalwarts of literature and music. The chapters where they discuss compositions and recordings are best absorbed by listening to those tracks, if not the same recordings.

moviegoer's review against another edition

informative inspiring slow-paced

3.75

mmooo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

margardenlady's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Murakami and Ozawa's conversations are a precious deep dive into the world of elite orchestral conducting. The premise is so simple, yet so elegant.  They are listening to world famous recordings and discussing them as they pertain to Ozawa's career as a conductor. Brilliant!

imyra's review against another edition

5.0

Conversas entre Seiji Ozawa e Haruki Murakami, falando sobre música clássica. Não tinha como eu não gostar, eu acho.

Tem muitos insights sobre como é ser uma pessoa com a vida totalmente imersa em música. Também sobre vários músicos e vários maestros. Terminei o livro gostando ainda mais do Seiji Ozawa! Uma coisa bem interessante é que a conversa passa por vários concertos, dos mais variados compositores, e tem uma playlist no spotify! O livro chama a atenção disso, achei um toque fenomenal!

thematinee's review against another edition

4.0

Any chance you get to listen to a pair of brilliant artists discuss art at-length, take it.

micahdalton04's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.5

pretty interesting, informed me on a lot of classical stuff I didn’t know. wish they talked longer about jazz, given murakami’s previous work, but understandable given ozawa’s expertise.

flowerymary's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5

michael5000's review against another edition

4.0

Pretty exciting stuff if you are into at least two of: classical music, Murakami, and Ozawa. Probably hard to got too fired up about otherwise.