Famous quotes containing the words previn, work and/or conductor:
“The basic difference between classical music and jazz is that in the former the music is always greater than its performanceBeethovens Violin Concerto, for instance, is always greater than its performancewhereas the way jazz is performed is always more important than what is being performed.”
—AndrĂ© Previn (b. 1929)
“The writing career is not a romantic one. The writers life may be colorful, but his work itself is rather drab.”
—Mary Roberts Rinehart (18761958)
“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors cant sayI never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”
—Harriet Tubman (18211913)