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Eugene Ormandy

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Eugene Ormandy
Age: 85 †
Born: 1899
Born: November 18
Died: 1985
Died: March 12
Conductor
University Teacher
Violinist
Buda Pest
Notes
Short
Seem
Funny
Seems
Long
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Orchestra
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Something went wrong. It was correct when I studied it.
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There is a number missing. I can see it.
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Yes, the mutes are already on. You took them off in the beginning.
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Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?
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Let me explain what I do here. I don't want to confuse you any more than absolutely necessary.
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Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.
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This is one bar you should take home.
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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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Intonation is important, especially when it is cold.
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After two minutes after this time, and I am already there.
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Watch me closely - only one can spoil it.
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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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It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.
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I am thinking it right but beating it wrong.
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I need one more bass less.
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The next movement is still in the factory.
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Who is sitting in that empty chair?
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Mahler wrote it as the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. I mean the fourth movement of his First Symphony. We play it third. The trumpet solo will be played by our solo trumpet player. It's named 'Blumine,' which has something to do with flowers.
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I know this music from memory, not from the music.
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