That first concept is alway the most naturally and best. The mind errs, the emotion never.

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder.

For me, music is always the language which permits one to converse with the Beyond.

Let your intimate friends be chosen from such as are better informed than yourself.

You should diligently play scales and fingerpractices. There are many, however, who believe they'll achieve all, by practicing daily on technique for hours on end, up till high age. It's like practicing every day to enumerate the alfabet faster and faster. One would think one could make better use of their valuable time.

Play always as if in the presence of a master.