“Very impressive. Where did you learn that?"
Made it up just now.”
John Flanagan (1873–1938) Irish-American hammer thrower
Source: The Battle for Skandia
“Now that was very impressive. But before you try to impress the ladies in the balcony, make sure the horns come in.”
Quoted from Freedland, M. André Previn. Century, 1991. p97
To a student conductor.
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