nicklai 's review for:

Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa by Haruki Murakami

5.0

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The best interviews contain a delicate balance between the obscure and the obvious, between the interviewer’s selfish curiosity and the audience’s naive interest. Murakami is completely self-indulgent in this book, the topics discussed require a knowledge and interest in classical music close to his own. But the reward, if you have these, is an irreplaceable look at the artistic perspectives of two people at the top of their respective crafts.