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Quotes from Conductors by John L. Holmes — Georg Solti

1912–1997 England

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Between the two men, somewhere, a truth is lying, and that is what I try to find.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

In my orchestra, I hate slackness, idle talk and lost time. I always hated this and still hate it. But I can achieve much more when I am quiet and not shouting.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

Everyone says you have to be a specialist, and if you conduct Wagner you cannot conduct Mozart - this is nonsense.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

From Toscanini I learnt the essential and desperate seriousness of making music.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

Fight the tendency to become complacent and do one kind of music - that is the death of a musician.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Georg Solti (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.