The Function Of Music Is To Release

In The First Movement Alone, I Took Note Of Six Pregnancies And At Least Four Miscarriages.

At A Rehearsal I Let The Orchestra Play As They Like. At The Concert I Make Them Play As I Like.

Great Music Is That Which Penetrates The Ear With Facility And Leaves The Memory With Difficulty. Magical Music Never Leaves The Memory.

Composers Should Write Tunes That Chauffeurs And Errand Boys Can Whistle.

Composers And Musicians Have Always Starved And, As This Is A Sentimental Country, We Think The Tradition Should Be Continued.