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In Times Of Totalitarian Or Autocratic Rule, Music (indeed Culture In General) Is Often The Only Avenue Of Independent Thought. It Is The Only Way People Can Meet As Equals, And Exchange Ideas. Culture Then Becomes Primarily The Voice Of The Oppressed And It Takes Over From Politics As A Driving Force For Change.

The Germans Are Prisoners Of Their Past.

And In English You Have This Wonderful Difference Between Listening And Hearing, And That You Can Hear Without Listening, And You Can Listen And Not Hear.

Today, Conducting Is A Question Of Ego: A Lot Of People Believe They Are Actually Playing The Music.

Music Has The Capacity To Create A Greater Reality.