But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris.

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For the past ten years I have had no financial problems.

For the past ten years I have had no financial problems.

There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry.

There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry.

I know already the music I will write. But the words? I have not yet...

I know already the music I will write. But the words? I have not yet...

I don't use old music.

I don't use old music.

In my piano concerto I developed this polyphony to much higher complexity.

In my piano concerto I developed this polyphony to much higher complexity.

Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully.

Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully.

I like to stay home and listen to recordings.

I like to stay home and listen to recordings.

My grandfather was not a musician but he was an artist - a painter, a...

My grandfather was not a musician but he was an artist - a painter, a...

I only want to give a metaphysic for my music.

I only want to give a metaphysic for my music.

When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in...

When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in...

People often thought Leopold Auer was Russian because he lived in St. Petersburg so long,...

People often thought Leopold Auer was Russian because he lived in St. Petersburg so long,...

Gesualdo was very important to me, I wanted to do something which corresponded to him.

Gesualdo was very important to me, I wanted to do something which corresponded to him.

I don't read such boring things. Life is too short.

I don't read such boring things. Life is too short.

Yes, fractals are what I want to find in my music.

$Yes, fractals are what I want to find in my music.$

New York is the dream world, the center of jazz and rock.

New York is the dream world, the center of jazz and rock.

I listen to all kinds of music - new music, old music, music of my...

I listen to all kinds of music - new music, old music, music of my...

I lived under the Nazis and under the Communists.

I lived under the Nazis and under the Communists.

But I do not want to use Hungarian verses for British people.

But I do not want to use Hungarian verses for British people.

Perhaps the better word is emotional yes, I am an emotional man.

Perhaps the better word is emotional yes, I am an emotional man.

I write bars, for the musicians, because they have to be together.

I write bars, for the musicians, because they have to be together.