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“Ideas, like young wine, should be put in storage and taken up again only after they have been allowed to ferment and to ripen.”

Richard Strauss

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Never look at the brass - it only encourages them.

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The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but the most difficult to play.

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He'd be better off shoveling snow.

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On conducting: If you can just barely hear the French horns on stage, the balance is perfect.

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I shall never be converted, and I shall remain true to my old religion of the classics until my life's end.

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Never let the horns and woodwinds out of your sight; if you can hear them at all, they are too loud.

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“Never look encouragingly at the brass, except with a brief glance to give an important cue.”

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