Eugene Ormandy Funny Quotations

With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight. He is a wonderful man, and so is his wife.

Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?

I wrote it the right way, so it was copied the wrong way right. I mean the right way wrong.

Let me explain what I do here. I don't want to confuse you any more than absolutely necessary.

It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.

I don't mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to.

It is not together, but the ensemble is perfect.

The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.

After two minutes after this time, and I am already there.

Did you play? It sounded very good.

Start at B. Yes. No. Yes. No.

Start three bars before something.

Someone came too sooner.

We can't hear the balance yet because the soloist is still on the airplane.

Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.

I cannot give it to you, so try to watch me.

I conduct faster so you can see my beat.

I'm conducting slowly because I don't know the tempo.

Who is sitting in that empty chair?

Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.

Congratulations to each and every one of you for the concert last night in New York and vice versa.

Don't think you are looking at me because you are not.

There is a number missing. I can see it.

That was perfect. It was just the opposite from what I said yesterday.

Yes, the mutes are already on. You took them off in the beginning.

Why do you always start after my beat then rush to catch up? Do you want us to stay behind?

Muti is going to do the Alpine Symphony this year. He will do it well because it is not very well known.

I always feel I do it too slow, but then others do it faster.

It's so legato it's difficult to splice. Sibelius was famous for that.

I know this music from memory, not from the music.

I can see none of you are smugglers; that's why it's so loud.

He was listening so I don't remember.

We do not know when he is coming. He is coming tomorrow.

We have to play it longer because there are no numbers or letters.

Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.

Write it down in your own handwriting.

Let's start at 35 because I don't know where it is.

Serkin was so sick he almost died for three days.

Mahler wrote it as the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. I mean the fourth movement of his First Symphony. We play it third. The trumpet solo will be played by our solo trumpet player. It's named 'Blumine,' which has something to do with flowers.

That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.

Please follow me because I have to follow him and he isn't here.

It's difficult to remember when you haven't played it before.

Accelerando means in tempo. Don't rush.

Brass, stay down all summer.

Long note? Yes. Make it seem short.

I need one more bass less.

More basses, because you are so far away.

Watch me closely - only one can spoil it.

Don't ever follow me, because I am difficult.

Suddenly I was in the right tempo - but it wasn't.

Think of your girlfriend or boyfriend or whomever you want to.

The next movement is still in the factory.

I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.

I am thinking it right but beating it wrong.

I was trying to help you, so I was beating wrong.

It's hot as hell as can be.

I don't get into politics, general or musical, but just call me if you get jury duty. Even in New Jersey I was able to help somebody.

It has no rhythm, but it will because it's so much faster.

During the rests - pray.

There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago.

That's the way it was every time I studied it.

Something went wrong. It was correct when I studied it.

This is one bar you should take home.