Eugene Ormandy Quotes

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• Beauty is less important than quality.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Beauty, Important

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• Let me explain what I do here. I don't want to confuse you any more than absolutely necessary.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Orchestra, Want

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• That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Play, Guy

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• Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Trying, Orchestra

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• There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Years, Confusion

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• During the rests - pray.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Orchestra, Praying

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• We can't hear the balance yet because the soloist is still on the airplane.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Airplane, Balance

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• I never say what I mean, but I always manage to say something similar.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Mean, Orchestra

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• I don't mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Mean, Orchestra

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• The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Would Be, Orchestra

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• Please follow me because I have to follow him and he isn't here.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Orchestra, Follow Me

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• It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Principles, Orchestra

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• It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.

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  Funny, Orchestra, Difficult

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• Accelerando means in tempo. Don't rush.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Mean, Orchestra

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• I can see none of you are smugglers; that's why it's so loud.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Orchestra, Smugglers

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• Who is sitting in that empty chair?

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Sitting, Orchestra

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• Why do you always start after my beat then rush to catch up? Do you want us to stay behind?

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Orchestra, Want

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• I wrote it the right way, so it was copied the wrong way right. I mean the right way wrong.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Mean, Orchestra

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• At every concert I've sensed a certain insecurity about the tempo. It's clearly marked 80...uh, 69.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Insecurity, Orchestra

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• Even when you are not playing you are holding me back.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Orchestra, Holding On

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• I can conduct better than I count.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Orchestra, I Can

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• Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Men, Play

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• Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Tonight, Ears

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• Mahler wrote it as the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. I mean the fourth movement of his First Symphony. We play it third. The trumpet solo will be played by our solo trumpet player. It's named 'Blumine,' which has something to do with flowers.

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  Funny, Flower, Mean

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• Don't ever follow me, because I am difficult.

  Eugene Ormandy

  Funny, Orchestra, Follow Me

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