Without Order There Can Be

[on The Music Of Richard Strauss:] Too Many Notes!

It Is One Thing To Be Gifted And Quite Another Thing To Be Worthy Of One's Own Gift.

To Study Music, We Must Learn The Rules. To Create Music, We Must Break Them.

I've Been A Woman For A Little Over 50 Years And Have Gotten Over My Initial Astonishment. As For Conducting An Orchestra, That's A Job Where I Don't Think Sex Plays Much Part.

Great Art Likes Chains. The Greatest Artists Have Created Art Within Bounds. Or Else They Have Created Their Own Chains.