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Haruki Murakami Day
Haruki Murakami Day
09 Dec 2018

Haruki Murakami Day

Seven hours dedicated to the music featured in the works of Japanese writer & novelist Haruki Murakami - soothing classical, vintage jazz & pop, originally compiled by writer & critic Scott Meslow for The Week.

Listen along and read the excerpt from every single musical reference in each of his books, right down to the page number with our extensive glossary.

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Tracklist

  • Brook Benton
    Rainy Night In Georgia
  • The Beach Boys
    California Girls
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Michael Roll
    Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro Con Brio
  • Miles Davis
    A Gal In Calico
  • E. Presley
    Return To Sender
  • Sly & The Family Stone
    Everyday People
  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
    Woodstock
  • Norman Greenbaum
    Spirit In The Sky
  • Eddie Holman
    (Hey There) Lonely Girl
  • Elvis Presley
    Good Luck Charm
  • Haydn, Emanuel Ax
    Sonata No. 32 For Piano In G Minor, Hob. XVI: 44
  • Ricky Nelson
    Hello Mary Lou
  • Bobby Vee
    Rubber Ball
  • Mildred Bailey
    It’s So Peaceful In The Country
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Margarete Babinsky
    Piano Sonata In F Major K. 332 II. Adagio
  • Wayne Newton
    MacArthur Park
  • Johnny Rivers
    Midnight Special
  • Johnny Rivers
    Roll Over Beethoven
  • Johnny Rivers
    Secret Agent Man
  • Johnny Rivers
    Johnny B. Goode
  • Maynard Ferguson
    Main Title (From The 20th Century-Fox Film "Star Wars")
  • Percy Faith
    Perfidia
  • Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
    Air Mail Special
  • Bob Dylan
    Positively 4th Street
  • Ray Charles
    Georgia On My Mind
  • Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown's All-Stars
    Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
  • Johnny Hodges
    Sophisticated Lady
  • Rossini, Sir Thomas Beecham, The London Philharmonic Orchestra
    La Gazza Ladra - Overture (Part 1)
  • Richard Wagner, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
    Ouvertüre Zur Oper "Tannhäuser" I
  • Richard Wagner, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker
    Der Fliegende Holländer - Overture
  • Bruce Springsteen
    Born In The U S A
  • Frank Sinatra
    Night And Day
  • The Doors
    Light My Fire
  • The Beatles
    The Long And Winding Road
  • Three Dog Night
    Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
  • The Beatles
    Norwegian Wood
  • The Beatles
    Here Comes The Sun
  • The Rolling Stones
    Jumpin' Jack Flash
  • Ray Charles
    Born To Lose
  • Jacques Loussier Trio
    Fugue No.5 In D Major, BWV 850
  • Jean Gilles, Azema, Nirouet, Hite, Mason, Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius, Choers Du Festival D'Aix-En-Provence, The Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
    Dies Irae (Grégorien / Gregorian / Gregorianischer Choral)
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto
    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
  • Ray Charles
    Hit The Road Jack
  • Ricky Nelson
    Travelin' Man
  • Brenda Lee
    All Alone Am I
  • Bob Dylan
    The Times They Are A-Changin'
  • Sam Cooke
    Wonderful World
  • Buddy Holly
    Oh, Boy
  • Bobby Darin
    Beyond The Sea
  • Elvis Presley
    Hound Dog
  • Chuck Berry
    Sweet Little Sixteen
  • Isaac Hayes
    Theme From Shaft (Radio Edit)
  • Styx
    Mr. Roboto
  • Artie Shaw
    Frenesi
  • Artie Shaw
    Moon Glow
  • Fujiko Hemming
    Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major S.124, 1st movement: Allegro Maestoso
  • Frank Sinatra
    South Of The Border
  • Franz Schubert, Lotte Lehmann, Paul Ulanowsky
    Gute Nacht ("Good Night") (Die Winterreise, No. 1)
  • Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
    The Star-Crossed Lovers
  • Talking Heads
    Burning Down The House
  • Dooley Wilson
    As Time Goes By
  • Percy Faith And His Orchestra
    Tara's Theme From "Gone With The Wind"
  • Andy Williams
    Hawaiian Wedding Song
  • Andy Williams
    Canadian Sunset
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Serenade For Strings In C Major Op. 48. Andante Non Troppo-Allegro Moderato
  • Artur Rubinstein, Schumann
    The Prophet Bird (From Forest Scenes, Op.82")
  • Unknown Artist
    The Magic Flute: Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papageno (Papageno, Papagena)
  • The Claves Bach Soloists
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 Nos. 1-9
  • Igor Oistrach, Mozart
    Violin Sonata In B Flat Major KV 378
  • Wilhelm Backhaus, Beethoven
    Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata")
  • Astrud Gilberto
    Take Me To Aruanda
  • Bobby Darin
    Mack The Knife
  • The Beach Boys
    Surfer Girl
  • Errol Garner
    I'll Remember April
  • Maria Callas
    Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi
  • Franz Schubert, S. Richter
    Piano Sonata in D major, D. 850 (op. 53)
  • Cream
    Crossroads
  • Prince
    Little Red Corvette
  • The Istomin/Stern/Rose Trio
    Trio For Piano, Violin And Violoncello In B-Flat Major, Op.97 “Archduke”
  • Vitamin String Quartet
    Auld Lang Syne
  • Gene Autry
    Home On The Range
  • Errol Garner
    Autumn Leaves
  • Henry Mancini's Orchestra And Chorus
    Dear Heart
  • Charlie Parker
    Barbados
  • Stacey Kent
    Bali Ha'i
  • Elvis Presley
    Blue Hawaii
  • Curtis Fuller
    Five Spot After Dark
  • Duke Ellington
    Sophisticated Lady
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates
    I Can´t Go For That (No Can Do)
  • Leoš Janáček
    Sinfonietta
  • Michael Jackson
    Billie Jean
  • J. S. Bach, Rosalyn Tureck
    The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book II: Twenty-Four Preludes And Fugues
  • J. S. Bach, Rosalyn Tureck
    The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1: Twenty-Four Preludes And Fugues
  • Louis Armstrong And His All Stars
    Atlanta Blues
  • André Lardrot, Felix Prohaska, Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    Concerto For Oboe And Strings: Larghetto, Allegro, Siciliana, Allegro Giusto
  • Yevgeni Nepalo, Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Vincenzo Bellini, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
    Concerto For Oboe And String Orchestra In E-Flat Major
  • Ella Fitzgerald
    It's Only A Paper Moon
  • Louis Armstrong
    Chantez-Les Bas (Sing 'Em Low)
  • The Rolling Stones
    Little Red Rooster
  • Franz Liszt, Jenö Jandó
    Le Mal Du Pays
  • Thelonious Monk
    Round Midnight
  • Elvis Presley, The Jordanaires
    Viva Las Vegas