Neville Marriner

Initially we performed in halls with capacities of 1,000. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#halls #initially #performed

Most Beethoven symphonies require 80 or more instruments, and the late romantics even more. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#even #instruments #late #more #most

Mozart has written opera, symphony, sacred and chamber music - not to mention his piano and violin concerti. ↗

— Neville Marriner

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Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire 30 years from now. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#composers #continuum #modern #music #now

One of the great virtues, apart from the pleasure of performing these works, is that it's opened up an entirely new, expansive repertoire of American Jewish music. ↗

— Neville Marriner

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One thing we were looking for from the start was players who really fit together, who sounded in tune. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#looking #one thing #players #really #sounded

So I think we got together as the Academy to give ourselves that sort of responsibility and to play well. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#give #got #i #i think #ourselves

So in one leap we had gone from being a friendly society to something almost professional. ↗

— Neville Marriner

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Taste is changing, style is changing, and players' abilities are changing. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#players #style #taste

The awful thing about a conductor becoming geriatric is that you seem to become more desirable, not less. ↗

— Neville Marriner

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