I have often heard the statement made by foreign singers, as a demonstrated fact, that the German artists are artists in feeling indeed, and serious in their devotion, but that their singing is crude.

The conductor's gift does not always go hand in hand with that of composition; indeed, the union is found much more seldom than is popularly believed.

I have often heard the statement made by foreign singers, as a demonstrated fact, that the German artists are artists in feeling indeed, and serious in their devotion, but that their singing is crude.

Composers are not all good conductors.

Of course, experience strengthens one later.

Conducting! A subject, truly, concerning which much might be written, yet scarcely anything of real importance is to be found in books.

It is simple nonsense to speak of the fixed tempo of any particular vocal phrase. Each voice has its peculiarities.