Music like an elegant wine
“Haydn’s first cello concerto. Pierre Fournier’s playing the solo,” the owner explained as he brought over Hoshino’s coffee.
“It’s a real natural sound,” Hoshino commented.
“It is, isn’t it?” the owner said. “Pierre Fournier’s one of my absolute favorite musicians. Like an elegant wine, his playing has an aroma and substance that warms the blood and gently encourages you. I always refer to him as Maestro Fournier out of respect. I don’t know him personally, of course, but I’ve always felt like he’s my mentor.”
From Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
I must, I must:
“And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs
And as silently steal away.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Day Is Done