"Why do you always insist on playing when I'm trying to conduct?"
"I never say what I mean but I always manage to say something similar."
"Now we will play something we never played before as an encore. I didn't
mean that. Mahler wrote it as the 3rd movement of his symphony. I mean the
4th movement of his 1st symphony - we will play it third."
"Let me explain what I do here - I don't want to confuse you more than
absolutely necessary."
"That was perfect. It was just the opposite from what I said yesterday."
Ormandy: "Did you play?"
Musician: "Yes."
Ormandy: "I know - I heard you."
"During the rests - pray."
"Don't ever follow me because I am difficult."
Musician: "Is that a G or a G#, Maestro?"
Ormandy: "Yes."
"Don't make too much of it - you might get lost."
Ormandy: "There are no woodwinds at number 6."
Woodwinds: "We're at number 15."
Ormandy: "I know it. That is why."
"That's the way Stravinsky was - bup bup bup. The poor guy's dead now - play
it legato."
