I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put pencil to paper, music comes.

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience!

You can't drive a Spike with a Tack Hammer

I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put pencil to paper, music comes.

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

I am happy now, to recall that I was not only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him.

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds?