I Think That Of My 21 Symphonies,

The Composer...joins Heaven And Earth With Threads Of Sounds.

To Me, Atonality Is Against Nature. There Is A Center To Everything That Exists. The Planets Have The Sun, The Earth, The Moon.

I Was Much More Interested In The Orchestra Than The Piano, But I Did Become Fairly Proficient As A Pianist And My Teachers Felt I Had Talent And Wanted Me To Become A Good Concert Pianist And Earn My Living That Way.

I Did All Kinds Of Things In Order To Earn A Living.

There Is Nothing Like Practice.