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The art of interpretation is not to play what is written.
Pablo Casals
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Pablo Casals
Age: 96 †
Born: 1876
Born: December 29
Died: 1973
Died: August 14
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Cellist
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Conductor
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I see in the melody of Nature, God. It is a wonderful work of art. The spirit of the art is wonderful. And I feel that I am myself because I have never taken music lightly. Music is the manifestation of God, like everything else.
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I don't have hobbies. I have passions.
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Don’t be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters.
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Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which is anything but transcendent. He has reached the heart of every noble thought, and has done it in the most perfect way.
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The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all.
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I have always regarded manual labour as creative and looked with respect-and, yes, wonder-at people who work with their hands. It seems to me that their creativity is no less than that of a violinist or painter.
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The only weapons I ever had were my cello and my baton.
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The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.
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As long as one can admire and love, then one is young forever.
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The situation is hopeless, we must take the next step.
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Say things to the world that are true.
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In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness... I see what people call God in all these things.
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Music must serve a purpose it must be a part of something larger than itself, a part of humanity.
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The truly important things in life - love, beauty, and one's own uniqueness - are constantly being overlooked.
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There is no substitute for work what seems ease of performance comes from the greatest labor.
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To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.
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Throughout my career, nervousness and stage-fright have never left me before playing. And each of the thousands of concerts I have played at, I feel as bad as I did the very first time.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. This must be recognized if life is to remain. We must learn the love of man.
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If you play Bach every day, you are not so alone.
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Yes, it is true. I am a miracle. I am a miracle like a tree is a miracle, like a flower is a miracle. Now, if I am a miracle, can I do a bad thing? I can't, because I am a miracle, I am a miracle. . . .
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