So Long As The Human

Arthur V. Berger Commenting On The Music Of Aaron Copland: Here Is At Last An American That We May Place Unapologetically Beside The Great Recognized Creative Figures Of Any Other Country.

Listening To The Fifth Symphony Of Ralph Vaughan Williams Is Like Staring At A Cow For 45 Minutes.

A Great Symphony Is A Man-made Mississippi Down Which We Irresistibly Flow From The Instant Of Our Leave-taking To A Long Forseen Destination.

I Hope My Recordings Of My Own Works Won't Inhibit Other People's Performances. The Brutal Fact Is That One Doesn't Always Get The Exact Tempo One Wants, Although One Improves With Experience.

I Don't Compose. I Assemble Materials.