Beauty Seems To Strike Some People As

First Of All, Ladies And Gentlemen, You Must Forget That You Are Singers.

Music Is The Expression Of The Movement Of The Waters, The Play Of Curves Described By Changing Breezes.

Beauty Must Appeal To The Senses, Must Provide Us With Immediate Enjoyment, Must Impress Us Or Insinuate Itself Into Us Without Any Effort On Our Part.

Collect Impressions. Don't Be In A Hurry To Write Them Down. Because That's Something Music Can Do Better Than Painting: It Can Centralise Variations Of Colour And Light Within A Single Picture A Truth Generally Ignored, Obvious As It Is.

The Attraction Of The Virtuoso For The Public Is Very Like That Of The Circus For The Crowd. There Is Always The Hope That Something Dangerous May Happen.