"If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place."
— Robert Schumann

January 1, 1970

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Original: Vielleicht versteht nur der Genius den Genius ganz, Robert Schumann, Advice to Young Musicians, translation of Musikalische Haus- und Lebens-Regeln, translated by Henry Hugo Pierson, Leipsic & New York: J. Schuberth & Co., 1860.