Kurt Masur Quotes

I wouldn't say I've changed my mind. I changed some of my natural habits, some of my natural character. - Kurt Masur

I worked on scores. I went to the musical library in Berlin which is very famous. I discovered that we had scores of Beethoven, printed scores of Beethoven, that are full of mistakes. Not the wrong or false notes, but the wrong dynamic, understandable things. - Kurt Masur

I was different from most young conductors today. - Kurt Masur

I can go in front of an orchestra. I can go in front of an audience. But if you see me walking through an audience in the reception or through a lot of people, I'm still shy. - Kurt Masur

I believe so, but at first he must know. He must know in which spirit Beethoven has composed this piece. He must try to study that. And he must find out in which station of life of Beethoven he did. - Kurt Masur

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor. - Kurt Masur

Even my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be in front of 100 musicians and talk to them and leading them. - Kurt Masur

Even I had no opportunity to conduct very many concerts after World War II. - Kurt Masur

At the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think about what you do with music. - Kurt Masur

As I came to New York, it was for me a new beginning. To discover what people are living here. What do they need, what do they expect, what would they like to be the image and the performance of the New York Philharmonic? - Kurt Masur

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