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buzzgirl 's review for:
Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa
by Seiji Ozawa, Haruki Murakami
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
An odd little book presenting a word-for-word transcription of taped conversations between these two who are irrefutably masters in their respective fields. If you are not familiar with them both, don't fret, for there is an exquisite insight to be gained into Murakami to make it well worth your while. I was struck most by a revelation in these conversations that Ozawa (the conductor) is not a musician who’s driven by deep intellectual curiosity. Instead, it is Murakami (the novelist) who comes across as the more musically thoughtful – and voraciously so.
There’s no question that Seiji Ozawa is immensely gifted but these interviews make it fundamentally clear that his approach to music is essentially of the nuts-and-bolts variety. A learning only reinforced by a later listening where Ozawa's overarching concern with sound – its clarity, colour and texture – is ever-apparent.
There’s no question that Seiji Ozawa is immensely gifted but these interviews make it fundamentally clear that his approach to music is essentially of the nuts-and-bolts variety. A learning only reinforced by a later listening where Ozawa's overarching concern with sound – its clarity, colour and texture – is ever-apparent.