Its a funny thing Alice, dying is just the way I composed it in Tod und Verklärung.
I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.
don't perspire while conducting - only the audience should get warm.
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but the most difficult to play.
On conducting: If you can just barely hear the French horns on stage, the balance is perfect.
If you think that the brass is not blowing loud enough, mute it by a couple of degrees.