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> [No music is vulgar, unless it is played in a way that makes it so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/no-music-is-vulgar-unless-it-is-played-in-a-way-that-makes-it-so/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

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## More by Herbert von Karajan

> [I have often said to the orchestra, especially to the younger players, 'Do your best, and love what you are doing, because you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/i-have-often-said-to-the-orchestra-especially-to-the-younger-players/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

> [He who reaches all his goals has probably not chosen them high enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/he-who-reaches-all-his-goals-has-probably-not-chosen-them-high-enough/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

> [No music is vulgar, unless it is played in a way that makes it so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/no-music-is-vulgar-unless-it-is-played-in-a-way-that-makes-it-so/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

> [Quick music sounds dull unless every note is articulated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/quick-music-sounds-dull-unless-every-note-is-articulated/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

> [If I tell the Berliners to step forward, they do it. If I tell the Viennese to step forward, they do it, but then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/if-i-tell-the-berliners-to-step-forward-they-do-it-if-i-tell-the/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

> [Those who have achieved all their aims probably set them too low](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/those-who-have-achieved-all-their-aims-probably-set-them-too-low/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

> [The art of conducting consists in knowing when to stop conducting to let the orchestra play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/the-art-of-conducting-consists-in-knowing-when-to-stop-conducting-to/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

> [In our profession someone can be very brilliant and acquire total technical mastery. Yet in the last resort, the only thing that really counts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-von-karajan/in-our-profession-someone-can-be-very-brilliant-and-acquire-total/)

[Herbert von Karajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-von-karajan/)

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