Music is the silence between the notes.
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The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous will happen.
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It is our duty to find the symphonic formula which fits our time, one which progress, daring and modern victory demand
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I love music passionately. And because I love it I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle it.
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People don't very much like things that are beautiful -- they are so far from their nasty little minds.
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