It Is Nothing To Succeed If One

[on The Music Of Richard Strauss:] Too Many Notes!

Words Created Divergencies Between Beings, Because Their Precise Meanings Put An Opinion Around The Idea. Music Only Retains The Highest And Purest Substance Of The Idea, Since It Has The Privilege Of Expressing All, Whilst Excluding Nothing.

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

False Notes Can Be Forgiven, False Music Cannot.

I've Been A Woman For A Little Over 50 Years And Have Gotten Over My Initial Astonishment. As For Conducting An Orchestra, That's A Job Where I Don't Think Sex Plays Much Part.