In our profession someone can be very brilliant and acquire total technical mastery. Yet in the last resort, the only thing that really counts is his quality as a human being. For music is created by Man for Man. And if someone sees nothing more than notes in it, this can perhaps be very interesting, but it cannot enrich him. And music should exist for one purpose only; to enrich Man and give him something he has lost in most respects.
The art of conducting consists in knowing when to stop conducting to let the orchestra play. - Herbert Von Karajan
The art of conducting consists in knowing when to stop conducting to let the orchestra play.
- Herbert Von Karajan
If I tell the Berliners to step forward, they do it. If I tell the Viennese to step forward, they do it, but then they ask why. - Herbert Von Karajan
If I tell the Berliners to step forward, they do it. If I tell the Viennese to step forward, they do it, but then they ask why.
Quick music sounds dull unless every note is articulated. - Herbert Von Karajan
Quick music sounds dull unless every note is articulated.
He who reaches all his goals has probably not chosen them high enough. - Herbert Von Karajan
He who reaches all his goals has probably not chosen them high enough.
In our profession someone can be very brilliant and acquire total technical mastery. Yet in the last resort, the only thing that really counts is his… - Herbert Von Karajan
In our profession someone can be very brilliant and acquire total technical mastery. Yet in the last resort, the only thing that really counts is his…
No music is vulgar, unless it is played in a way that makes it so. - Herbert Von Karajan
No music is vulgar, unless it is played in a way that makes it so.
I have often said to the orchestra, especially to the younger players, 'Do your best, and love what you are doing, because you are allowed to do this… - Herbert Von Karajan
I have often said to the orchestra, especially to the younger players, 'Do your best, and love what you are doing, because you are allowed to do this…
Those who have achieved all their aims probably set them too low. - Herbert Von Karajan
Those who have achieved all their aims probably set them too low.
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