"When it comes to the music of Richard Strauss, the bowing makes the fiddler grouse."
— Richard Strauss

January 1, 1970

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From the Anonymous German "Bei der Musik von Richard Strauss, findet man die Strichart raus". Quoted in Kurt Wilhem, page 40. A more literal translation is "In the music of Richard Strauss, one finds out how to bow it".