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“Where prominent writers are expected to have a socially, politically responsible voice, musicians sometimes find meaning only in the voice which produces melodies with vocal chords.”

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Classical music thinks in centuries, not four-year terms.

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I was such a lazy teenager: I didn't read or play the piano beyond the bare minimum.

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I think there are very few people that I would give the title of genius to, really, but Beethoven unquestionably is one of them.

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