I Have Discovered Three Things Which Know

Music Has A Lot In Com­mon With Math­e­mat­ics. But In Music, Two And Two Need Not Make Four: They Add Up To What­ever You Wish.

If The Almighty Himself Played The Violin, The Credits Would Still Read 'rubinstein, God, And Piatigorsky', In That Order.

There Is No Such Thing As Perfection, There Are Only Standards. And After You Have Set A Standard You Learn That It Was Not High Enough. You Want To Surpass It.

I Occasionally Play Works By Contemporary Composers And For Two Reasons. First To Discourage The Composer From Writing Any More And Secondly To Remind Myself How Much I Appreciate Beethoven.

Can You Appreciate Music Without Playing It? Yes, You Can. You Can Appreciate Baseball Without Playing It. Many People Attend A Football Game Merely For The Crowd, The Excitement, The Color.