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Absolutely on music : conservation with Seiji Ozawa

by Haruki Murakami, Seiji Ozawa, Jay Rubin

A collection of transcribed conversations between a novelist and conductor Seiji Ozawa exploring the nature of music and creativity. The dialogue covers topics including classical composers, record collecting, and the technical aspects of musical performance.

Accession 11905 ISBN 9781846559181 Publisher Harvill Secker
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