Author: Vladimir Horowitz

Quotes

The score is not a bible, and I am never afraid to dare. The music is behind those dots.

The score is not a bible, and I am never afraid to dare. The music is behind those dots.

- Vladimir Horowitz

I was a terrible student. For me, to take a book home was a trial.

I was a terrible student. For me, to take a book home was a trial.

- Vladimir Horowitz

You have to open the music, so to speak, and see what's behind the notes because the notes are the same whether it is the music of Bach or someone else.

You have to open the music, so to speak, and see what's behind the notes because the notes are the same whether it is the music of Bach or someone else.

- Vladimir Horowitz

I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.

I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.

- Vladimir Horowitz

As far as practicing is concerned, I usually try to do one to two hours a day. It isn't good to practice too much, or your playing becomes too mechanical.

As far as practicing is concerned, I usually try to do one to two hours a day. It isn't good to practice too much, or your playing becomes too mechanical.

- Vladimir Horowitz

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