"It's not instant composing; it's not following any kind of a formula. All you do is hear music in your head and reproduce it."

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Composing a concert is like composing a menu.... If you start with light pieces and play a 45-minute sonata after the interlude, it's like starting dinner with hors d'oeuvres and dessert and finishing with a Châteaubriand and vegetables.

— Arthur Rubinstein