“Now, we shall see the beginning of a great tragedy.”
William the Silent (1533–1584) stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, leader of the Dutch Revolt
Quoted in The New York Times (10 July 1884)
“…The tragedy of music is that it begins with perfection.”
Quoted in a May 1976 interview, published in Studio International (November 1976) pp 244-248.
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