It is a long and winding story how I stumbled on this, but there is this long list of funny things said by conductor Eugene Ormandy.
The list is titled: "Why Do You Always Insist on Playing When I'm Trying To Conduct?"
I had no idea Ormandy was such a funny guy! I mean, I knew something about him because of researching Leonard Pennario, because Pennario played with him, but I had no idea he had this reputation of saying goofy things.
I like guys who, like Prince Philip, say funny things. A few on the Ormandy list I especially like:
That's the way Stravinsky was - bup bup bup. The poor guy's dead now - play it legato.
Think of your girlfriend or your boyfriend or whoever you want to.
All of you are ready to start so I must be ready.
After two minutes after this time, and I am already here.
That was perfect. It was just the opposite from what I said yesterday.
With us tonight is William Warfield who is with us tonight.
Please follow me because I have to follow him and he isn't here.
Ha, ha!
They do not make conductors like they used to!
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