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1. What composer said this about the organ, "There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself."?
2. "When I think of Liszt as a creative artist, he appears before my eyes rouged, on stilts, and blowing into Jericho trumpets fortissimo and pianissimo," is a quote by which composer?
3. What virtuoso cellist said this about Mendelssohn? "A romantic who felt at ease within the mould of classicism."
4. A famous Russian composer said this about Brahms, "I have played over the music of that scoundrel Brahms. What a giftless bastard!" Who was he?
5. "He is the greatest composer that ever lived. I would uncover my head and kneel at his tomb," is a quote of Beethoven's concerning which composer?
6. "This will make the ladies scream!" This was said by which composer about a certain section in one of his symphonies?
7. What virtuoso female pianist married to a famous composer called Liszt "A smasher of pianos"?
8. "Only when the form grows clear to you, will the spirit become so too." This quote was advice given to young composers by whom?
9. What composer said this about Wagner? "For me Wagner is impossible...he talks without ever stopping. One can't just talk all the time."
10. What composer/conductor said this about Tchaikovsky? "I am not a fascist. I hate Tchaikovsky and I will not conduct him. But if the audience wants him, it can have him."
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