Alfred Schnittke quotes
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“I would wake up in Moscow or somewhere else, my heart beating fast, feeling bitter and helpless.”
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“I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts.”
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“For almost thirty years I repeatedly saw one and the same dream: I would arrive in Vienna at long last. I would feel really happy, for I was returning to my serene childhood.”
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“I am not (yet) facing the problem of emigration. I want my music to be acknowledged here first of all, in this country: after that, we shall see - perhaps the question will then become urgent.”
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“Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?”
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“For a solo work I need a definite idea. For the present I have none.”
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“I attempt to compose symphonies, although it is clear to me that logically it is pointless.”
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“Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
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Source : A.M. Homes (2012). “May We Be Forgiven”, p.108, Granta Books
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“I write about my feelings, things that happen in my life and experiences.”
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“The pressure I put on myself is the only pressure I'm feeling once I get into the game.”
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“Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.”
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“You know what’s really cool? Wake up every morning, decide what you feel like doing, and do it.”
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