Absolutes Quote by Marc-Andre Hamelin
“It's the vision of the composer that we have to determine, and not the absolute mathematical adherence of the score. In my experience, there have been occasions where I feel that a composer has not notated something as they meant to have it represented.”
![“From [Nikolai] Medtner himself, who I do not think was the best possible advocate of his own works. But that's my opinion: I find him a little uninteresting and cold, sometimes. Also, at first, the thematic material is not of a kind that makes the greatest appeal, but if you keep with Medtner, I…” quote by Marc-Andre Hamelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/847/marc-andre-hamelin-28368_appeals_from-nikolai-medtner-himself-who-i-do-no_558027.jpg)
![“I think one of the reasons [Nikolai] Medtner hasn't had a chance is that his music needs very, very committed performances. If you play his works passively, the juice of his music is really not going to be extracted - it's simply not going to come out.” quote by Marc-Andre Hamelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ac9/marc-andre-hamelin-28368_chance_i-think-one-of-the-reasons-nikolai-medtn_744076.jpg)
![“Their [the U.S.’s] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred to as ‘their home — their fortress.’ And good for them, I say. Well done!” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ec3/vladimir-putin-261_absolutes_their-the-u-s-s-defense-budget-in-absolu_10791.jpg)
