Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandywas a Hungarian-born conductor and violinist who became internationally famous as the music director and conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The maestro's 44-year-long association with the Philadelphia is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth18 November 1899
CityBudapest, Hungary
CountryUnited States of America
Did you play? It sounded very good.
That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.
Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.
We have to play it longer because there are no numbers or letters.
Im one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. Im just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.
Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.
Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it soft.
Let me explain what I do here. I don't want to confuse you any more than absolutely necessary.
I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.
It's not important. It's only important when it's late.
I purposefully didn't do anything, and you were all behind.
I guess you thought I was conducting, but I wasn't.
Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears.
Someone came too sooner.