James Levine Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Art has never been a popularity contest.”

“At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.”

“Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.”

“I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.”

“We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.”

“It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge.”

“When they are performing in front of the public, they ought to have a sensation that's relatively easy, if the technical and the interpretive work was done before.”

“Where my tastes in music are concerned, I'm a real maximalist.”

“And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women's have stayed at about the same.”

“The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don't feel comfortable bringing these issues up and they tend not to be acknowledged at work.”