Eugene Ormandy Quotes
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I cannot give it to you, so try to watch me.
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That's the way it was every time I studied it.
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Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears.
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I am thinking it right but beating it wrong.
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I conduct faster so you can see my beat.
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The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.
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Suddenly I was in the right tempo - but it wasn't.
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During the rests - pray.
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Brass, stay down all summer.
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I know this music from memory, not from the music.
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Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.
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I need one more bass less.
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Muti is going to do the Alpine Symphony this year. He will do it well because it is not very well known.
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We can't hear the balance yet because the soloist is still on the airplane.
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It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.
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It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.
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Beauty is less important than quality.
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Long note? Yes. Make it seem short.
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Why do you always start after my beat then rush to catch up? Do you want us to stay behind?
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Did you play? It sounded very good.
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Don't ever follow me, because I am difficult.
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I can conduct better than I count.
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Im one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. Im just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.
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Mahler wrote it as the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. I mean the fourth movement of his First Symphony. We play it third. The trumpet solo will be played by our solo trumpet player. It's named 'Blumine,' which has something to do with flowers.