A Great Work Is Made Out Of

The Essential Conditions Of Everything You Do Must Be Choice, Love, Passion.

As Far As The Execution Is Concerned ... The Most Frequent And Most Serious Mistake Is To Follow The Music Instead Of Preceding It.

It Is Easier To Analyze A Work In Its Form, In Its Evolution, Than Simply To Love It With All The Living Forces Of Our Heart. It Is Easier To Define Its Peculiarities And Its Details Than To Draw Out Of It Its Emotion, Its Thought.

The Art Of Music Is So Deep And Profound That To Approach It Very Seriously Only Is Not Enough. One Must Approach Music With A Serious Rigor And, At The Same Time, With A Great, Affectionate Joy.

Life Is Denied By Lack Of Attention, Whether It Be To Cleaning Windows Or Trying To Write A Masterpiece.