Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandywas a Hungarian-born conductor and violinist who became internationally famous as the music director and conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The maestro's 44-year-long association with the Philadelphia is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth18 November 1899
CityBudapest, Hungary
CountryUnited States of America
I can conduct better than I count.
It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.
Watch me closely - only one can spoil it.
Brass, stay down all summer.
Accelerando means in tempo. Don't rush.
It's difficult to remember when you haven't played it before.
Please follow me because I have to follow him and he isn't here.
With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight. He is a wonderful man, and so is his wife.
That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.
Mahler wrote it as the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. I mean the fourth movement of his First Symphony. We play it third. The trumpet solo will be played by our solo trumpet player. It's named 'Blumine,' which has something to do with flowers.
Serkin was so sick he almost died for three days.
Let me explain what I do here. I don't want to confuse you any more than absolutely necessary.
Let's start at 35 because I don't know where it is.
Write it down in your own handwriting.