If I Don't Practice One Day, I

Just Make It (his Obituary): Born In Russia, First Lesson At 3, Debut At 7, Debut In America In 1917.

Music Has A Lot In Com­mon With Math­e­mat­ics. But In Music, Two And Two Need Not Make Four: They Add Up To What­ever You Wish.

I Occasionally Play Works By Contemporary Composers And For Two Reasons. First To Discourage The Composer From Writing Any More And Secondly To Remind Myself How Much I Appreciate Beethoven.

If I Don't Practice One Day, I Know It; Two Days, The Critics Know It; Three Days, The Public Knows It.

No Matter What Side Of The Argument You Are On, You Always Find People On Your Side That You Wish Were On The Other.