Asolutely on music: conversations with seiji ozawa

R$ 99,90

Sinopse

An intimate conversation about music and creativity, between the internationally bestselling writer and a world-class conductor.‘My only purpose in this book was for me, as a music lover, to have a discussion of music with the musician Seiji Ozawa that was as open and honest as possible. I simply wanted to bring out the ways that each of us (though on vastly different levels) is dedicated to music.' 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. Transcribed from lengthy conversations about the nature of music and writing, here they discuss everything from Brahms to Beethoven, from Leonard Bernstein to Glenn Gould, from record collecting to pop-up orchestras, and much more. Ultimately this book gives readers an unprecedented glimpse into the minds of two maestros.

Participantes

Autor: Haruki Murakami | Seiji Ozawa

Tradutor: Jay Rubin

Autor

HARUKI MURAKAMI

Haruki Murakami nasceu em Kyoto, no Japão, em janeiro de 1949. Cresceu em Kobe e se graduou na Universidade Waseda, em Tóquio. Viveu por quatro anos nos Estados Unidos, onde deu aulas em Princeton, e regressou ao país natal em 1995. É considerado um dos autores mais importantes da atual literatura japonesa. Sua obra foi traduzida para mais de quarenta idiomas e recebeu importantes prêmios, como o Yomiuri — que já foi concedido a autores como Yukio Mishima, Kenzaburo Oe e Kobo Abe — e o Franz Kafka Prize. O escritor vive atualmente nas proximidades de Tóquio. Publicou o relato Do que eu falo quando eu falo de corrida e os romances Minha querida Sputnik, Norwegian Wood, Kafka à beira-mar e Após o anoitecer.