Mstislav Rostropovich Quotes

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• I would rather have ideas and some difficulties of technique than a perfect technique and no ideas. Difficulties
• Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word, Absolutely
• When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice. Cello
• I never studied, but I had the best teachers, Best
• You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart. From
• Baalbek is so beautiful. It is the heart of beauty in the Middle East - I want to embrace these people with my music. I… Beautiful
• Now I want to use money in a good way. I make foundations back home in Russia, I have sponsored vaccinations for more than one… Back Home
• I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life. Coming
• People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. It's a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance… Art
• It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano. Aim
• You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life. Color
• Every man must have the right fearlessly to think independently and express his opinion about what he knows, what he has personally thought about and… Been
• I played with the best conductors of the world. Best
• The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was… Difficult
• I listened to Pablo Casals, which was a big change for me. Without hearing Casals, I would never have advanced as I did. Advanced
• Music is part of history, and our history has lessons that cannot be separated from our greatest music. From
• All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience. All
• The cello is a hero because of its register - its tenor voice. It is a masculine instrument, whereas the violin is feminine because of… Cello
• I have a very deep religious belief. Belief
• If I make a speech, I need a translator. But music does not need a translation. People understand me through the sound. That I think… Family

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