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An author’s perogative to be critical
“A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.” – Marianne Moore, American poet …
Abstraction V
Title: Abstraction V Composer: Greg Smith Instrumentation: Cello and piano Product medium: PDF score and part SAMPLES:
Silence, slowness, clarity, reinvigorate
“No matter if you’re an artist, a desk jockey, or anything in between – give yourself permission to include regular …
James Levine on Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
Conductor James Levine on Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin: Eugene Onegin is very special, an incredibly successful piece; there is nothing …
Not up to form, because …
Harvey Sach’s comments on pianist Author Rubinstein at age 13: …it is clear that Arthur’s practising began to deteriorate when …
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes
Op. 9, no. 2 (Eb major) Op. 15, no. 3 (G minor) Op. 27, no. 1 (C-sharp minor) Op. 27, …
Communicating one’s dreams
“Whoever communicates to his brothers in suffering the secret splendour of his dreams acts upon the surrounding society in the …
Love your music
When I was 19 years old I joined Columbia Artists in New York. It was my first management and a …
Give music to those who love it
“Music must be given to those who love it. I want to give free concerts; that’s the answer.” -Sviatoslav Richter, …
Capturing the pulse of the time
"I try to put the pulse of my times into my music and do it in a lasting way." – …
The tragedy of music
“The tragedy of music is that it begins with perfection.” – Morton Feldman, American composer. Cited in a May 1976 …
Beethoven’s duet
Beethoven was premiering his piano duet, March (op. 45) with duet partner Ferdinand Ries. When a young count spoke loudly …
Richter on Bach
“It does no harm to listen to Bach from time to time, even if only from a hygienic standpoint.” – …
Seeking challenges
Pianist Artur Schnabel was asked at a public forum why his repertoire was so restricted: My answer is that now …
Bacall on imagination
“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.” – Lauren Bacall, American actress Cited at: QuotationsBook

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