Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore.

Well when I was young, when I was very young, when I was a little boy I don't remember the music I heard, but there was an article in the Brooklyn Daily written by my Aunt about how I could choose phonograph records.

Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore.

The Quartets have been a major part of my work.

Why write for the orchestra? For one thing it's a very challenging problem.

My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

When I was in Paris, all of the German refugees began to flow in and it was a very sad time.