He could recall a day when his teachers in Frankfurt took time off to attend the funeral of Johannes Brahms and, near the end of his life, he watched the first moon landing on television
Felix Weingartner
Dear colleague, next sunday I will conduct Beethoven’s 5th at the Vienna Musikverein. There you will hear the correct tempo.
Florence Aylward
“undoubtedly one of the finest accompanist of the day”
Rebecca Clarke
And when I had that one little whiff of success that I‘ve had in my life, with the viola Sonata, the rumour went around, I hear, that I hadn‘t written the stuff myself.
Ludwig Thuille
Since his childhood and throughout his life Thuille was a close friend of Richard Strauss‘, who found him to be his superior in counterpoint.
Nadia Boulanger
If there is one thing of which I am certain, it is that my music is worthless.
Federico Mompou
I make music like this because art has reached its limits…my art is a return to the primitive…no, not even a return, it is to begin again.
Gunnar de Frumerie
Very popular Swedish art song composer.
Joseph Marx
“The last great tonal composer.”
Wilhelm Peterson – Berger
Critique MUST be subjective-MUST be personal!
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Most famous for his comic operas, which until the first world war were very popular and among the most performed operas in the world.
Régine Wieniawski / Poldowski / Lady Dean
Glamorous jetset composeress.