Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.
Serkin was so sick he almost died for three days.
It's hot as hell as can be.
That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.
I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.
Muti is going to do the Alpine Symphony this year. He will do it well because it is not very well known.