"Quick music sounds dull unless every note is articulated."

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Source : Herbert von Karajan, Richard Osborne (1989). “Conversations with Karajan”

Herbert von Karajan

#Sound Quotes #Dull Quotes #Notes Quotes

“I get even more nervous singing when everyone's fallen silent, but I really try to communicate the meaning of the lyrics, and there's people there listening to that, and if they're moved by it, then I'm moved as well.”
“You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions. The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel.”
“I do like alternative rock and rap, but as far as inspirational, then I go full-on orchestra. It fills up your entire being.”
“Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!”
“Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but you have to know these styles.”
“If I wasn't an actor? Hmm, I'd probably be a serial killer. I'm just so damn likeable, no one would ever suspect me.”
“I despise followers of any kind, especially those who follow me.”
“The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others.”

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