Lukas Foss

To me, Mozart is our Shakespeare, the one who wrote the most dramatic, psychologically most baffling music. He combined ideas that no one else would have thought of putting together. ↗

— Lukas Foss

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To understand Mozart's contradictory qualities would indeed be to understand genius. ↗

— Lukas Foss

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Truth implies meaning. ↗

— Lukas Foss

#meaning #truth

Truth is a big concept. ↗

— Lukas Foss

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When I went back to visit my native Berlin after World War II, I noticed that the only thing I really remembered from my childhood Berlin days is the shoe store. ↗

— Lukas Foss

#back #berlin #childhood #days #i

Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make him or her unique. ↗

— Lukas Foss

#contradictory #her #him #important #label

Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original. ↗

— Lukas Foss

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