I don't use old music.

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Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said...

Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said...

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

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

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...

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 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...

If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow.

If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow.

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

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

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

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

Steinberg is great. I should like to meet him.

Steinberg is great. I should like to meet him.

First of all I listen to music. I like music.

First of all I listen to music. I like music.

Then, after the war it was impossible to travel, after so many years of Hitler...

Then, after the war it was impossible to travel, after so many years of Hitler...

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.

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

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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 like to stay home and listen to recordings.

I like to stay home and listen to recordings.

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

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