Pierre Monteux vs. Vincent van Gogh
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Pierre Monteux
1875 – 1964
Pierre Benjamin Monteux was a French conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in 1907. He came to prominence when, for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company between 1911 and 1914, he conducted the world premieres of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and other prominent works including Petrushka, The Nightingale, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Debussy's Jeux.
"I have always felt rather badly for orchestra musicians, especially the stringed instrument player who certainly in his youth expected to be a virtuoso… I admir…"
Vincent van Gogh
1853 – 1890
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose expressive use of color and brushwork profoundly influenced 20th-century art; his notable works include Starry Night and Sunflowers.
"It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is…"
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