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Emanuel Ax Quotes

I have been coming to Los Angeles since 1975 to perform Picture Quote #1

Pianists don’t argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players Picture Quote #1

It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home Picture Quote #1

A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity Picture Quote #1

We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud Picture Quote #1

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us Picture Quote #1

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If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job Picture Quote #1

Everyone is different. Sometimes it’s very exciting; sometimes very scary Picture Quote #1

Pianists don’t argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players Picture Quote #1

How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to Picture Quote #1

I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes Picture Quote #1

Everyone is different. Sometimes it’s very exciting; sometimes very scary Picture Quote #1

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I usually only play with very close friends Picture Quote #1

Everybody makes his path differently Picture Quote #1

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty Picture Quote #1

We should welcome applause whenever it comes Picture Quote #1

The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction Picture Quote #1

If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always Picture Quote #1

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The stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I feel that we are all experiencing the music together Picture Quote #1

Pianists don’t argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players Picture Quote #1

Pianists don’t argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players Picture Quote #1

Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even without waiting for the entire piece to end Picture Quote #1

I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit Picture Quote #1

Even if you don’t like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end Picture Quote #1

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I have been coming to Los Angeles since 1975 to perform (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Pianists don’t argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players. (Emanuel Ax Quotes) It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home (Emanuel Ax Quotes) A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity (Emanuel Ax Quotes) We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud (Emanuel Ax Quotes) All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us (Emanuel Ax Quotes) If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Everyone is different. Sometimes it’s very exciting; sometimes very scary. (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Pianists don’t argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players. (Emanuel Ax Quotes) How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to (Emanuel Ax Quotes) I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Everyone is different. Sometimes it’s very exciting; sometimes very scary (Emanuel Ax Quotes) I usually only play with very close friends (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Everybody makes his path differently (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty (Emanuel Ax Quotes) We should welcome applause whenever it comes (Emanuel Ax Quotes) The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction (Emanuel Ax Quotes) If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always (Emanuel Ax Quotes) The stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I feel that we are all experiencing the music together (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Pianists don’t argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Pianists don’t argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even without waiting for the entire piece to end (Emanuel Ax Quotes) I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Even if you don’t like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway (Emanuel Ax Quotes) Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end (Emanuel Ax Quotes)