Eugene ormandy quotes

Let me explain what I do here. I don't want to confuse you any more than absolutely necessary.

Write it down in your own handwriting.

There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago.

Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.

Even when you are not playing you are holding me back.

That was perfect. It was just the opposite from what I said yesterday.

Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears.

I was trying to help you, so I was beating wrong.

Start at B. Yes. No. Yes. No.

Someone came too sooner.

I don't mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to.

Watch me closely - only one can spoil it.

Long note? Yes. Make it seem short.

I can see none of you are smugglers; that's why it's so loud.

Start three bars before something.

I'm conducting slowly because I don't know the tempo.

Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?

Why do you always start after my beat then rush to catch up? Do you want us to stay behind?

It's difficult to remember when you haven't played it before.

More basses, because you are so far away.

I cannot give it to you, so try to watch me.

Yes, the mutes are already on. You took them off in the beginning.

It has no rhythm, but it will because it's so much faster.

Beauty is less important than quality.

Don't think you are looking at me because you are not.

If you don't have it in your part, leave it out, because there is enough missing already.

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.

Death is an awful thing. I don't believe in it myself.

It's hot as hell as can be.

That's the way it was every time I studied it.

Please follow me because I have to follow him and he isn't here.

Intonation is important, especially when it is cold.

Brass, stay down all summer.

Serkin was so sick he almost died for three days.

I can conduct better than I count.

It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.

That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.

Suddenly I was in the right tempo - but it wasn't.

During the rests - pray.

We have to play it longer because there are no numbers or letters.

Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.

I always feel I do it too slow, but then others do it faster.

We can't hear the balance yet because the soloist is still on the airplane.

Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.

The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.

Who is sitting in that empty chair?

After two minutes after this time, and I am already there.

I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.

It's so legato it's difficult to splice. Sibelius was famous for that.

Did you play? It sounded very good.

This is one bar you should take home.

We do not know when he is coming. He is coming tomorrow.

I know this music from memory, not from the music.

Muti is going to do the Alpine Symphony this year. He will do it well because it is not very well known.

It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.

Something went wrong. It was correct when I studied it.

It is not together, but the ensemble is perfect.

I never say what I mean, but I always manage to say something similar.

I wrote it the right way, so it was copied the wrong way right. I mean the right way wrong.

I need one more bass less.

Congratulations to each and every one of you for the concert last night in New York and vice versa.

[conductor Eugene Ormandy introduces Warfield to the audience in an unintentionally humorous way:] With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight. He is a wonderful man, and so is his wife.

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.

He was listening so I don't remember.

I don't get into politics, general or musical, but just call me if you get jury duty. Even in New Jersey I was able to help somebody.

At every concert I've sensed a certain insecurity about the tempo. It's clearly marked 80...uh, 69.

Accelerando means in tempo. Don't rush.

I am thinking it right but beating it wrong.

Let's start at 35 because I don't know where it is.

The next movement is still in the factory.

Don't ever follow me, because I am difficult.

Think of your girlfriend or boyfriend or whomever you want to.

There is a number missing. I can see it.

I conduct faster so you can see my beat.