What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing rises and stands out.
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In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role.Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Toward the end of his life, one can sense that he was no longer thinking his way into the minds of others, causing them to speak on his behalf, but that he was now speaking for himself.
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Brahms believed that there was no need to publish absolutely everything that Schubert ever wrote.
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After all, lyrical poetry's main concern is to express, inc this way, a fleeting constellation of various elements.
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Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plow. The trick is just to wake thmem up, to sharpen their ears for what's already there in the music.
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But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow.
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