When I was young, I kissed my first woman and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. Believe me, never since have I wasted any more time on tobacco.
About Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscaniniwas an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory.
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To some it is Napoleon, to some it is a philosophical struggle, to me it is allegro con brio.
Italian conductor (1867-1957)
I kissed my first girl and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. I haven’t had time for tobacco since.
Italian conductor (1867-1957)
Can’t you read? The score demands “con amore,” and what are you doing? You are playing it like married men!
Italian conductor (1867-1957)
God tells me how the music should sound, but you stand in the way.
Italian conductor (1867-1957)
When I was young, I kissed my first woman and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. Believe me, never since have I wasted any more time on tobacco.
Italian conductor (1867-1957)