Andre Previn quotes

I don't even have a cell phone. I don't know how they work. (Andre Previn)
When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a conservatory, no matter how revered, can teach as much by verbal criticism as can a cold and analytical hearing of one's own music being played. View quote
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A Beethoven symphony should be rehearsed like chamber music, only for a lot more people. View quote
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I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me. View quote
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I've had the healthy and sobering experience of constantly working with music that is invariably better than any performance of it can be. View quote
Andre Previn