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I simply love Wagner's music. That actually started very early. He was the first composer I was exposed very much to because my parents introduced me to Wagner's music very early. Andris Nelsons

Love Music Me Parents First Introduced Composer He Simply Because Wagner Very Much Exposed Actually Early Started

To play opera, to play Wagner, it's a great joy. Andris Nelsons

Great Joy Great Joy Opera Wagner Play

I feel too young in 2018 to take over the Berlin Philharmonic as the successor to Simon Rattle. Andris Nelsons

Young Too Philharmonic Berlin Simon Rattle Take Feel Over Successor

When I was younger, I wanted very much to play football. Andris Nelsons

Football Very Wanted Younger Much Play Play Football

As for my relationship to Beethoven, I admire people who can say what they really think. It's as though he's saying, 'That's how I feel about the world, and I don't care what people may say.' His music is pure and honest. Beethoven never pretends to be anybody else. Andris Nelsons

Music Saying Relationship People World Care Pure Think Else Say Though Pretends Admire About Never He Feel How His Beethoven May Anybody Anybody Else Really Who Honest

Consider what a romantic expedition you are on; take notes. Anne Boyd

You Consider Take Expedition Romantic Notes

It's really the sound of the voices, the sound of the words, the sound of the sound that we're interested in. Anne Dudley

Words Voices Sound Interested Really

I always think it's important to choose your initial theme very carefully because you're going to be married to it for a long time. You might have to generate an hour's worth of music from a very short, little piece of theme. Anne Dudley

Music Time You Worth Long Long Time Important Think Carefully Married Generate Hour Piece Because Always Very Going Short Little Might Theme Your Little Piece Choose Initial

I wanted to make a classical piece that was actually designed to be a CD, not designed for performance. Anne Dudley

Classical Performance Piece Make Wanted Actually Designed

Composers are always going back to the past. Anne Dudley

Past Back Composers Always Going

I always tried so hard to fit in, and then I figured out that I didn't want to fit. Anthony Davis

Out Tried Always Fit Want Then Hard Figured

We worked so hard, spent so much time in weight room and in camps to be where we are today. We wanted to come out and be as good as any team in the state, to prove we could hang with any team at any time. Anthony Davis

Only one music comes out of me. Anthony Davis

Music Me Out Only

Mozart is sweet sunshine. Antonin Dvorak

Sunshine Sweet Mozart

The public doesn't want new music. Arthur Honegger

Music New New Music Want Public

There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead. Arthur Honegger

First Doubt No Doubt Composer Dead Requirement

I'm a real food know-it-all. Arthur Schwartz

Food Real

I don't like to use 'gourmet' because it has become so overused and abused. Arthur Schwartz

Become Abuse Like Because Gourmet Overused Use

What I love about Brooklyn is there are more wonderful little joints than anywhere. Arthur Schwartz

Love Wonderful Brooklyn About More Joints Than Anywhere Little

For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiments. Astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever. Arthur Sullivan

Music Myself You Wonderful Thought Power Astonished Say Hideous Bad Record Only Somewhat Results Developed Put Terrified Am Forever May Experiments Much Evening

The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all. Arvo Part

Voice Perfect Most Instrument Human Human Voice

Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning. Arvo Part

Life Work Music Dark Sometimes My Life Feeling Everything One Thing Area Outside Hours Am Answers Wander Meaning Certain Searching Thing

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