I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven. -Jascha Heifetz

 

I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven.


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I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven.

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If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.

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If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.

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