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Practice p.28 "...the important thing is to approach the practice session WITHOUT PRESSURE , with the feeling that the day is there for it to be done.
...be in a suitable state of mind and heart, relaxed in body and spirit, happy to begin."

Playing is a matter of TOUCH , ...sensual...the action of the fingers accurate,sensitive and balanced."

p.38 "The emotions which music arouse grow out of something the Germans call Ubermut , that profuser, extravagant abandon whic we associate with Spring, Love, Passion."

... cautions against self- righteousness as the musician must be constantly aware of human frailty and weakness in order to communicate.

p.56"...frequently aware that I am engaged in something [violin playing] apparently quite irrelevant and yet miraculously more important than anything else. It is important because it is a counter, a challenge to the everyday grind for survival."

 


" What is there in life, after all, unless every act, every dialogue recognizes that human life has a value ."




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