"Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even without waiting for the entire piece to end."

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"Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even without waiting for the entire piece to end."

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"We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud."

Rules,

"The stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I feel that we are all experiencing the music together."

Music, Being

"The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction."

Music, Force

"Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end."

Applause, End, Silence

"If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always."

Right, Rules

"If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job."

Experience, Job, Thinking

"I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit."

Applause, Trying

"How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to."

Play,

"Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway."

End,

"A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity."

Luck,

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"I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate."

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