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Eugene Ormandy
Age: 85 †
Born: 1899
Born: November 18
Died: 1985
Died: March 12
Conductor
University Teacher
Violinist
Buda Pest
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I am thinking it right but beating it wrong.
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Who is sitting in that empty chair?
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This is one bar you should take home.
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Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?
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I never say what I mean, but I always manage to say something similar.
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That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.
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Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.
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I conduct faster so you can see my beat.
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The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.
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Serkin was so sick he almost died for three days.
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At every concert I've sensed a certain insecurity about the tempo. It's clearly marked 80...uh, 69.
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I cannot give it to you, so try to watch me.
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I need one more bass less.
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Watch me closely - only one can spoil it.
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Don't ever follow me, because I am difficult.
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More basses, because you are so far away.
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Yes, the mutes are already on. You took them off in the beginning.
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It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.
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It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.
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Beauty is less important than quality.
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