Orchestra Quotes - Page 4

When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30.

Next year I'm going to be a guesting soloist with orchestras all over Europe, to start off with.

There is no greater thrill than to sing with a beautiful orchestra.

I, uh...I have a television, so I'm going to spend some time here to tell you some things. [To orchestra conductor:] And, and...and sir, you're doing a great job, but you're so quick with that stick, so why don't you sit. 'Cause I may never be here again.'

There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying.

A man must pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra often had to be subsidized.

There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.

Its just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and whose function is to make it possible for them to do it.

We are members of a vast cosmic orchestra, in which each living instrument is essential to the complementary and harmonious playing of the whole.

The very day I purchased it, I christened my guitar as my monophonic symphony, six string orchestra.

I want to work with the big orchestras. I want to have a big family.

Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra

Long note? Yes. Make it seem short.

I need one more bass less.

More basses, because you are so far away.

The next movement is still in the factory.

Brass, stay down all summer.

It's difficult to remember when you haven't played it before.

That's the way it was every time I studied it.

It's so legato it's difficult to splice. Sibelius was famous for that.

Did you play? It sounded very good.

Don't think you are looking at me because you are not.

Someone came too sooner.

He was listening so I don't remember.

Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.