The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants.
Franz LisztAbout author
- Author's profession: Composer
- Nationality: hungarian
- Born: October 22, 1811
- Died: July 31, 1886
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