Murakami's Private Collection: Nostalgic and Beautiful Classical Music Records

The world's evaluations and standards sometimes (often) don't suit me, so my usual approach is to buy records that seem interesting "just listen to them" at an appropriate price and as cheaply as possible. If I don't like them, I get rid of them. If you like it, stay; I trust my own ears more than other people's evaluations and prioritize personal preferences. My judgments about good and evil, likes and dislikes may sometimes be wrong or inappropriate, but at least they will not cause trouble to others. I don't think so.

Haruki Murakami

Everyone knows that Haruki Murakami is a jazz fan and also likes classical music, but what kind of classical music does he like to listen to? What kind of classical music vinyl records will you buy?

He doesn't like "rare disks" that command sky-high prices. Performers and composers are of course the criteria for selection, and sometimes he buys them because of the great cover design. What this book is going to introduce is the records that were "collected as a result". It does not have any systematic or practical purpose, and there is no recommendation intention such as "This is a must-listen to this piece of music!" He said, "I don't want to show off that I own such precious records. I just accidentally picked out my favorite works from the records I bought on the shelf and wanted everyone to see them."

I want to see how Murakami listens to music and writes music, and what kind of performance will make Murakami feel "an incredible sense of security, like eating clear soup udon at an Osaka udon shop. Without any intention, without adding anything." "The extra material is used to calmly present the most natural Mozart"? Which conductor's overture will make people "increasingly excited, feeling like they are in an opera house in a local Italian city, happily watching a play with local uncles"? Wondering whether Mr. Murakami prefers the mono or stereo version? What is his performance that is so comfortable that one can listen to it several times and feel the musician's character? He said, "In the end, life is just a accumulation of meaningless prejudices." But since it is Haruki Murakami's "prejudice", we are happy to listen to it, and maybe, like him, we will find nostalgic and beautiful healing in it. .

"Vinyl records are the kind of things that will respond if you treat them with care."

Are you attracted to a unique cover design? What is your favorite piano concerto?

First exposure to classical music? BGM suitable for listening to during nap time?

See a record you must add to your collection?