James Levine Quotes
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I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.
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It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge.
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A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.
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Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.
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When they are performing in front of the public, they ought to have a sensation that's relatively easy, if the technical and the interpretive work was done before.
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We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.
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As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval, we need to be sure that we are bringing up this new generation.
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I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.
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I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.
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We do not seem to be finding tomorrow's Toscas.
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We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that men acknowledge the issue, and employers and employees can work out solutions just as working mothers do.
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At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.
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You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on one another.
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They've really got to recognize that all of us bring some of our family issues to work and our work home.