Riccardo Muti Acceptance Speech - 2010 Musical America Awards

[@paulchandler9241]

He should also win an award for best acceptance speech for an award.

[@TheVaccumtube]

"Behind the notes there's infinity - and that means God, and we are too small before God." Well said Maestro.

[@pietro.c]

He quoted Mozart. Mozart said it

[@BERNARJE]

I am a musician and a singer and this speech was just truly beautiful. So simple, yet so wonderful and inspiring.

[@Entertainer114]

Bravo. What a great speech - I love this guy. Such a humble, self-deprecating sense of humor. And yet, as one of the best in his field, he's aware that he must articulate some sense of the complexity of his job, and the importance of music to humanity. He's currently the conductor in my city, Chicago, and we're frankly spoiled by his talent. I'm lucky to hear his authoritative and lively interpretations of classical repertoire when I go to hear the CSO.

[@TenorDmitry]

Bravo Maestro! E una granda gioia di sentire la vostra musica, e quasi non meno di sentire la vostra parlata, piena del umorismo e del profondo senso. Grazie

[@AmadeusRel]

Absolutely funny. I like very much Italian conductors like Muti and Abbado. RIP Maestro Abbado.

[@karinevahofbauer5960]

Wonderful humor! Grazie tanto Riccardo Muti❣

[@elfribo]

Little known fact about Muti but very true: He was begged to "watch and listen" to a performance of the Rolling Stones in Milan. come on maestro come on... you'll love them. He was hard pressed to enter the theater where the "divine" Rolling Stones were performing, he stood up, watched and listened for 10 minutes, then he exploded: 'IDIOTI" ( IDIOTS) and left.

[@marcantoniosavelli1710]

Well said Maestro.

[@myelomonocytic]

Maestro Muti - a fabulous person!

[@amaliacarocci8269]

Io non ho mai visto un maestro cosi bravo a insegnare l opera ..proprio come l hanno scritto gli autori..grande esperto..è un piacero ascoltarlo..complimenti x l inglese.

[@Markcava]

Amazing. Such wit, timing--and insight. Bravo, Maestro Muti!

[@glencruciani]

So great!!!

[@CaesarBaruffaldi]

Hail, Maestro Muti! Bravisimo!

[@Wolts1983]

Simply wonderful!

[@TrabalRipoll]

Spectacular video!!!

[@violettavalery857]

L'intervento del Maestro Muti è divertente ma nello stesso tempo, in maniera raffinata, ci offre una lezione sull'Arte della direzione appresa. Ma, riferendomi al policeman, mi viene da pensare che un vigile napoletano, nel traffico di Napoli, riuscirebbe a dirigere un "concertato" rossiniano. Un omaggio alla città di Napoli in cui il caos stradale è solo apparente ma, in realtà, è regolato da menti lucide e affinate alle quali basta uno sguardo per capire la situazione e intendersi. Averceli elementi simili in un'orchestra!! V.V.- :)

[@adina1949]

very clever funny words by a great maestro

[@MrJaviQuiles]

Great!

[@andreamazzanti3681]

Inspiring words

[@helerota]

Bravissimo

[@BlackKaweah]

Wonderful

[@amaliacarocci8269]

Troppo forte e simpatico...sebbene abbia l aria severa..ha l humor inglese

[@kipratata]

RICCARDO MUTTI ABOUT CONDUCTING: “… to get from the souls of the musicians the music, the feelings, the feelings, not the notes. The notes are the concrete expressions of the feelings. And that is something that makes the conducting the most difficult profession in the world. Because we have an idea that has to be expressed through the arms, and then has to go through the instruments that are played by the fingers or the mouth of the players and got to the public. So it is too long a way. To beat time is very easy, everybody can do, everybody. To make music is very, very difficult. I think that I am in the middle of the way. And I am sure that I’ll never get to the other part of the river because behind the notes lies the INFINITY, that means GOD…" Divinely said, dear Mr Muti, divinely said about the most divine of arts - the Music!THE SOUND, the Music, we cannot touch it, we cannot see it. To us it is not material, but only spiritual. It acts directly to our soul.

[@frankdsouza2425]

Brilliant Comment

[@saveriosalerno9232]

GRANDEEEEE

[@themaskedviolinist1075]

Fantastico Maestro!! Immenso!!! 😀😀

[@giovanniarioli2971]

That's great

[@luckyapple2655]

Welcome in the Club.

[@willcwhite]

The only thing untrue about Muti's speech is when he says, "anybody can beat time. Anybody." The rest is beautiful!

[@canardeur8390]

I fully agree. I used to play in orchestras in the past - as a non-professional, of course - and had a "conductor" who could not even beat the time properly and then wondered why we were not playing together.

[@humix]

At least he is very honest!

[@felixlorenzomartin6563]

Maravilloso discurso. Como su seguramente admirado Puccini, nos hace pasar de la risa a la emoción y a las lágrimas en unos minutos.

[@ibizaking]

all true. Bravo!

[@vonspre]

fortunately there is only 2 movements.....hahahahahaha...Love you Riccardo!

[@NoamCohenMusic]

nice guy...

[@Bartok2100]

What is best in music is not to be found in notes. (Gustav Mahler)

[@giufagalati]

vabbè...è un figo!

[@TerritorioGamburtsev]

@Giufa78 Strafigo! Proprio gnamme...

[@MrCold012]

Mr Lee Sklar brought me here.

[@merkaman1111]

un Uomo, un Mito!

[@GiuseppeSavazzi]

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[@a.swartz7516]

翻訳付けはムダですね。英語をそのまま聞いた方が内容は面白いです。

[@mrantiquedealer]

yuch! he's such a fake!!!

[@ashwinmoses8277]

How?