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Music, Because Of Its Specific And Far-reaching Metaphorical Powers, Can Name The Unnamable And Communicate The Unknowable.

It Is Hard To Think Of Another Composer Who So Perfectly Marries Form And Passion.

It Would Be Nice To Hear Someone Accidentally Whistle Something Of Mine, Somewhere, Just Once.

The Gift Of Imagination Is By No Means An Exclusive Property Of The Artist; It Is A Gift We All Share; To Some Degree Or Other All Of Us, All Of You, Are Endowed With The Powers Of Fantasy.

Perhaps The Chief Requirement Of [the Conductor] Is That He Be Humble Before The Composer; That He Never Interpose Himself Between The Music And The Audience; That All His Efforts, However Strenuous Or Glamorous, Be Made In The Service Of The Composer's Meaning - The Music Itself, Which, After All, Is The Whole Reason For The Conductor's Existence.