Things Composers Never Said

[Ferretfancy]

Could you repeat that? - Steve Reich

[Nick Armstrong]

Could you repeat that? - Steve Reich

I think we're on the same wavelength...

"Variety is the Spice of Life" - Michael Nyman et al.

[Bryn]

Cage: "You know, my String Quartet in Four Parts works much better with loads of vibrato".

"Beethoven got it right, every time."

"Arnold Schoenberg overcharged me for the lessons I had with him."

"The art of performance is in self-expression."


Feldman: "In all the time I spent with Varèse he never taught me anything."

[Serial_Apologist]

The spiritual-inspired theme from the slow movement of my "New World" meant a lot of bread for one TV ad.

[MrGongGong]

"I don't think my string quartet is Radio3 material" : Michael Rosenzweig

[Bryn]

"I don't think my string quartet is Radio3 material" : Michael Rosenzweig

Seconded (or rather, 2nded). It was definitely a number 2.

[pastoralguy]

The events in the last act of Marriage of Figaro are crystal clear! Mozart.

[Serial_Apologist]

With any luck my music for Wozzeck's drowning will be a nice earner for somebody - Alban Berg.

[verismissimo]

"I don't think my string quartet is Radio3 material" : Michael Rosenzweig

"I don't think my string quartet is Radio3 material" B Ferneyhough

[ahinton]

Feldman: "In all the time I spent with Varèse he never taught me anything."

Are you quite sure he never said that or something akin to it?(!)...

[ahinton]

"I don't think my string quartet is Radio3 material" B Ferneyhough

About which of his six numbered ones did he not say that?

[P. G. Tipps]

About which of his six numbered ones did he not say that?

'I constantly endeavour never to be pedantic' ... A. Hinton

[Barbirollians]

What do you mean it sounds like Brahms - Stanford

[Padraig]

'Your son has some talent, Leopold.' Haydn.

[Suffolkcoastal]

Of course I'll come to England, I like nothing more than a pleasant sea voyage - J Brahms

Bar 2, time to modulate - P Glass

Time for a good old presto movement - F Delius

I'm actually an atheist - J MacMillan & O Messiaen

Nothing will ever tempt me to return to the Soviet Union to live - S Prokofiev

I can't stand our native Hungarian Folk Music, you won't catch me recording it - B Bartok

Is there anything else I can leave for Antony Payne to 'complete'? - E Elgar

Sorry I'm colour blind - A Scriabin