From Toscanini I learnt the essential and desperate seriousness of making music.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Learning that music requires absolute dedication and emotional intensity.
- In plain terms
- Making music needs total seriousness.
- What can you take from it?
- Treat creative work with deep commitment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How seriously do you take your craft?
- What drives your dedication?
Another view
It may imply joy is secondary to seriousness.
More from Sir Georg Solti
Everyone says you have to be a specialist, and if you conduct Wagner you cannot conduct Mozart - this is nonsense.
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