Big weight = slow response. Everything needs more time on big instruments. To start the tone and to end the tone. Poor doublebass players. I'm really sorry for them because if they play all the time 0.1s before the conductor gesture they will be still too late. The only worse instrument I know is organ. Organ must be played 0.5s before and sometimes it is still not enough. Luckily maestro Toscanini didn't have any organ in the recording.
@@fredericchopin6445 omg stop being so negative i saw you on the... idk what to call it maybe 'viola player screams during concert' and you were always arguing
No, this is not a real quote, and it wasn't said by Wagner (or Schubert). It's an alteration of a quote by Richard Strauss from his "Ten Golden Rules (for the album of a young conductor)." Specifically: "4. Never look encouragingly at the brass, except with a short glance to give an important cue." So it has nothing to do with trombones specifically, or the classical era, or the romantic era.
It was a symphony orchestra made up of very young players, mostly, who didn't have opera experience. Toscanini wanted to train them to be very flexible and able to follow his beat especially because the pulse changes from bar to bar sometimes inside a bar and with the vocal soloists. He also did not conduct ahead of the beat, or rebound up to his head after giving a downbeat, as most conductors do, expecting the orchestra to come in later. Toscanini expected that just as he came down with his stick, the bows should be drawn across the strings, in sync with his downbeat.
Were you there? He was revered for his knowledge, artistry and passion. He simply hated divas of any sorts, on stage and among orchestra players. And, let's face it, especially at the time, most players were all from well off families, not used to work so hard at all. He made history for many reasons, his character included, but all singers who approached him with humility have all confirmed how much he did for them, among testimonies we count those of the Dames: Toti Dal Monte, Rosetta Pampanini, Giulietta Simionato, Renata Tebaldi and many more. Not to mention he has been the only conductor who gave due credit to the immortal unique talent of Dame Marian Anderson. Maestro Toscanini pretended a lot and gave a lot. Look, I studied Fine Arts and Ballet for a very long time, most great teachers are fervently demanding, and the more talented you are the more they pretend from you. Being an orchestra director means melting talents together, molding them, and yet allowing them to express authentic emotions through music they did not write... It is certainly Not and an easy task!
yeah they need to be that flexible for the recitatives because they are meant to be ...free and have the rhythm of speech ..maybe a bit decided beforehand but its not meant to sound that way ...and it can all fall apart if the orchestra can't follow the singer as they are meant to.
Quality of the instrument is a big factor in response time for orchestral strings. This is especially true for the double bass, with its large size and string tension. Perhaps this episode occurred at a time before orchestral associations helped players fund purchase of expensive instruments, or at least underwrote their mortgages!
David- These were the best players in the U.S. with fine vintage instruments. So the instruments have not changed but the strings have. They used gut strings back then and in the 60’s is when steel strings came along. The response of gut strings is slightly slower than steel but that would not be the reason they sound behind to Toscanini. It’s about bowing technique but mostly about just being alert, on the ball, eyes on the conductor constantly and listening
@@edwardcastilano7459 I have played bass using both steel and gut strings too, think the response and resonance of steel is usually worse. But T's issue is deeper, IMO. I consider his conducting a gold standard, but he was so demanding that the NBC Symphony unionized on him! Hard to solve issues like that by just watching and listening. Of course now unions are pervasive, at least in the big US orchestras, so orchestras overseas that still have good rapport betw. musicians and conductors actually turn out better performances, IMO.
@@davidhewins Hi David- The bass section was without question Tosacani’s whipping post, so he was going to beat on them no matter what, but you can hear exactly what he objects to and yells about before he stops to chastise them. I don’t think dealing with his abuse was a “Union” issue, its just that they respected him so much that they put up with it and he would forget about it by the next day anyway. I did the transcription of what he says to go along with “Nine Hours of La Traviata Rehearsals” that was on UA-cam, uploaded by SempreToscanini and now gone, and he yelled at the basses 13 times, the first violins 6 times and the Celli 5 times, never the winds or brass. So from that tally and from what my teacher said about the rehearsals, he habitually picked on the bass players. And I would not be surprised if he did the same in all of the other orchestras where he had been Music Director.
Most great teachers or Maestro/a of all art Art forms are very demanding. And the more talented you are, the more they pretend from you! Maestro Toscanini had pure passion for art and artistry, and he expressed with hard work and humility. Most of overly paid, from well off families, musicians in those orchestra were not used to be told off and work hard to reach a common goal.
I was researching Arturo Toscanini for a project and this came up… Long story short I linked it in a google slide and I could not stop giggling. Now I’m in an orchestral rabbit hole…
I worked with an Italian conductor for a small professional choral group. I was only paid like 20 euros an hr ...but my god he was terrifying ..his name was Sol and i kept pronouncing it wrong. But he didnt care if i called him snoopy he never would have mentioned it i kept calling him sal all the time ...not a blink...but if i came in early so much as a nanosecond or was even slightly off he would literally throw something at me or frog march me out of the room! I miss the trauma!
Secondo me Toscanini ci può dare un idea di come era esigente Verdi, dato che le testimonianze dell'epoca lo raccontano. Ed essendo Toscanini un suo discepolo, qualcosa avrà preso dal maestro, molto probabilmente anche in questo. E non oso immaginare la perfezione che volle Toscanini al secondo "funerale" di Verdi 😊
"Testa di asino" is the most common Italian " insult"..all appart of our culture ..even his shouting is just typical italian way of teaching..Its the same today..Italians turn out just fine. testa di asino means you are thick and thats why donkeys where used in Pinocchio ( With all respect to the animal ..plus my dad argues that donkeys are quite smart)
Ha ha ha yes. Especially the first outburst. After more than 4 decades of listening whenever I listen to any recording of la traviata I keep imagining this roar.
Links to interviews with singers who praise Toscanini's technique. No pain, no gain! In arts, sports and sciences this is true more than ever. Honestly, having studied arts long enough to know that teachers who aren't strict and pretend a lot are not good. Toscanini was famous for his love for the arts, ability to select singers based on actual skills and techniques. Interview with Dames: Rosa Raisa ua-cam.com/video/9esqT3yhDVc/v-deo.html Toti Dal Monte ua-cam.com/video/FHLT9Z_nD60/v-deo.html Silvana Pampanini ua-cam.com/video/e-uj64gIJGc/v-deo.html Lotte Lehmann & Eleanor Steber discuss Toscanini ua-cam.com/video/NbWFDXaUmVM/v-deo.html Licai Albanese ua-cam.com/video/qLUc6DQj3f0/v-deo.html Frances Alda www.gramilano.com/2018/03/soprano-frances-alda-arguing-with-toscanini-a-debut-at-la-scala-chaliapins-hairy-chest-and-caruso-at-the-met/
Toscanini merely demanded that the orchestra be competent: know the score and come prepared to play it. I don't blame him one bit for being irritated. His time is being wasted.
I hope he apologized. With instilling so much fear into his musicians, it’s understandable that his performances seem cold to many of us even to this day.
And all this from a man who hated fascist dictators ranting and venting their spleen against downtrodden good people. What an irony! Mercifully this kind of bullying from the podium is now long gone never to return mercifully.
It is the Italian way of teaching..it is still the same today...the truth can be harsh but moulds success and improvement..thats why Italians are brilliant at what they are brilliant at and can achieve almost anything.
IF toscanini would have yelled at me, like he did, I would have yelled profanities right back at him, then walked out. There is no reason for his behavior. A beginning student or an advanced virtuoso should never be berated like that. Teachers & conductors can have high standards, and still be supportive and encouraging, with out acting like a crabby old jack ass.
Dear its the Italian way of teaching..its still the same today in 2021..primary school kids get taught to like that and they grow up to be brilliant and strong human beings moulded by discipline and harsh truths..thats why Italians are a success at what they do.
William Primrose went to Toscanini apartment and ask for an audition to be hired by him to play in the orchestra. The best musicians wants to play with Toscanini, because they knew that he was one of the greatest conductors that ever lived. On the other hand, Toscanini wasn´t always in that way, he can speak very soflty, very kindly, try to find the rehearsal of Daphnis et Cloe.
Firstly, username checks out. Secondly: standards in education across all liberal arts, fine arts, history in universities, high schools and primary schools have been falling for decades in all western countries… rising in Asian countries where discipline is strict and often harsh. But okay sure…
@@raffaelelitterio5370 its the truth..most Italian teachers and professors are used to yelling.. doctors yell and tell you off..even people that work in the post office.. .even on italian talk shows ..they all yell when needed and sometimes when not..they dont mean wrong..to a italian of that eras percepiton he wouldnt of made such a bad impression as he did to people of other nations that where not used to teachers yelling..to others he sounds very harsh but all he is is frustrate and wants the contrabassi to be on time so they can strive for improvement.
era isterico, era intenso, era un perfezionista, era malato di mente, era arrogante. Pieno di difetti caratteriali. Per una creatura così disumana non pagherei nemmeno una lira per ascoltarla.
I would like to thank God for the fact Toscannini never heard me playing the guitar.
😂👍
😄😄
He's speaking in perfect C major!
But his tone is Fortissimo and is definitely not Cantabile.
72 years later, basses are always late.
SHUT UP BASSES ARE THE COOLEST INSTRUMENTS OKKK????
ok im done sry xD
Big weight = slow response. Everything needs more time on big instruments. To start the tone and to end the tone. Poor doublebass players. I'm really sorry for them because if they play all the time 0.1s before the conductor gesture they will be still too late. The only worse instrument I know is organ. Organ must be played 0.5s before and sometimes it is still not enough. Luckily maestro Toscanini didn't have any organ in the recording.
nice try copy and pasting a comment
@@fredericchopin6445 omg stop being so negative i saw you on the... idk what to call it maybe 'viola player screams during concert' and you were always arguing
I'm 3 years too late for this comment. I'm the first chair
The musical notation of Toscanini's over the top rant is just genius!
This was the inspiration for Whiplash.
1:53 “This makes me want to kick everyone’s ass, for God’s sake!”
Lmao
That you turned his rant into a score is ingenious.
"You have ears in your feet!!" He just burned them all
And you can tell he wanted to say "you have ears in your ass".
@@korosuke1788 😆
🤣🤣
The fun part is he OBVIOUSLY didn't mean the feet (or he would say 'ON your feet') :D
"EEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYY!! OOOOHHH, ContraBassi.." -Arturo Toscanini on Terrence Malick's Tree of Life
There's Italian, there's English and then there's Toscanini.
¡Todo arreglado!
"I never look at the trombones. It only encourages them,"Leopold Stokowski.
Thomas Beecham said that. Stokowski never.
No, this is not a real quote, and it wasn't said by Wagner (or Schubert). It's an alteration of a quote by Richard Strauss from his "Ten Golden Rules (for the album of a young conductor)."
Specifically: "4. Never look encouragingly at the brass, except with a short glance to give an important cue."
So it has nothing to do with trombones specifically, or the classical era, or the romantic era.
the measure numbers make this bizarre exercise in transcription even more incongruous.
When he says “shame on you” you can hear the crew holding back there laughter
Toscanini and Buddy Rich. The patron saints of kind and gentle music directors.
La trasposizione in pentagramma è qualcosa di fantastico.
Dramatico .............. and I loved the ('censored' ) "coglio ....... " haha
Toscanini is like the Gordon Ramsey of classical music.
Gordon is the Toscanini of food
Except that Toscanini was good in is domain, while Ramsay was good for a Brit.
It was a symphony orchestra made up of very young players, mostly, who didn't have opera experience. Toscanini wanted to train them to be very flexible and able to follow his beat especially because the pulse changes from bar to bar sometimes inside a bar and with the vocal soloists. He also did not conduct ahead of the beat, or rebound up to his head after giving a downbeat, as most conductors do, expecting the orchestra to come in later. Toscanini expected that just as he came down with his stick, the bows should be drawn across the strings, in sync with his downbeat.
Were you there? He was revered for his knowledge, artistry and passion. He simply hated divas of any sorts, on stage and among orchestra players. And, let's face it, especially at the time, most players were all from well off families, not used to work so hard at all. He made history for many reasons, his character included, but all singers who approached him with humility have all confirmed how much he did for them, among testimonies we count those of the Dames: Toti Dal Monte, Rosetta Pampanini, Giulietta Simionato, Renata Tebaldi and many more. Not to mention he has been the only conductor who gave due credit to the immortal unique talent of Dame Marian Anderson.
Maestro Toscanini pretended a lot and gave a lot. Look, I studied Fine Arts and Ballet for a very long time, most great teachers are fervently demanding, and the more talented you are the more they pretend from you. Being an orchestra director means melting talents together, molding them, and yet allowing them to express authentic emotions through music they did not write... It is certainly Not and an easy task!
Ummm. That's verbal abuse dude. He was a prick
Beautiful comment and explanation.
yeah they need to be that flexible for the recitatives because they are meant to be ...free and have the rhythm of speech ..maybe a bit decided beforehand but its not meant to sound that way ...and it can all fall apart if the orchestra can't follow the singer as they are meant to.
@@stefanbernhard2710👍👍
This my favorite video on the Internet.
Along with "Afro Ninja"...
There was more to Toscanini as a musician than these rants. He cared deeply about expressing the composer's wishes and would not accept second best.
It's one of those things where he started looking out for bass errors, all the time... and picked up every one of them.
Quality of the instrument is a big factor in response time for orchestral strings. This is especially true for the double bass, with its large size and string tension. Perhaps this episode occurred at a time before orchestral associations helped players fund purchase of expensive instruments, or at least underwrote their mortgages!
David-
These were the best players in the U.S. with fine vintage instruments. So the instruments have not changed but the strings have. They used gut strings back then and in the 60’s is when steel strings came along. The response of gut strings is slightly slower than steel but that would not be the reason they sound behind to Toscanini. It’s about bowing technique but mostly about just being alert, on the ball, eyes on the conductor constantly and listening
@@edwardcastilano7459 I have played bass using both steel and gut strings too, think the response and resonance of steel is usually worse. But T's issue is deeper, IMO. I consider his conducting a gold standard, but he was so demanding that the NBC Symphony unionized on him! Hard to solve issues like that by just watching and listening. Of course now unions are pervasive, at least in the big US orchestras, so orchestras overseas that still have good rapport betw. musicians and conductors actually turn out better performances, IMO.
@@davidhewins Hi David-
The bass section was without question Tosacani’s whipping post, so he was going to beat on them no matter what, but you can hear exactly what he objects to and yells about before he stops to chastise them. I don’t think dealing with his abuse was a “Union” issue, its just that they respected him so much that they put up with it and he would forget about it by the next day anyway. I did the transcription of what he says to go along with “Nine Hours of La Traviata Rehearsals” that was on UA-cam, uploaded by SempreToscanini and now gone, and he yelled at the basses 13 times, the first violins 6 times and the Celli 5 times, never the winds or brass. So from that tally and from what my teacher said about the rehearsals, he habitually picked on the bass players. And I would not be surprised if he did the same in all of the other orchestras where he had been Music Director.
Most great teachers or Maestro/a of all art Art forms are very demanding. And the more talented you are, the more they pretend from you! Maestro Toscanini had pure passion for art and artistry, and he expressed with hard work and humility. Most of overly paid, from well off families, musicians in those orchestra were not used to be told off and work hard to reach a common goal.
Pues con Toscanini se pusieron al día. 😆
I was researching Arturo Toscanini for a project and this came up… Long story short I linked it in a google slide and I could not stop giggling. Now I’m in an orchestral rabbit hole…
How many times on a daily basis did this man outburst “corpo d'un Dio santissimo”?
I worked with an Italian conductor for a small professional choral group. I was only paid like 20 euros an hr ...but my god he was terrifying ..his name was Sol and i kept pronouncing it wrong. But he didnt care if i called him snoopy he never would have mentioned it i kept calling him sal all the time ...not a blink...but if i came in early so much as a nanosecond or was even slightly off he would literally throw something at me or frog march me out of the room! I miss the trauma!
Toscanini: HEYYYY HEYYYYY
YOU HAVE NO EARS....AHHHH
Beethoven: “I cant hear youuuuu”.....
good one😂
Secondo me Toscanini ci può dare un idea di come era esigente Verdi, dato che le testimonianze dell'epoca lo raccontano.
Ed essendo Toscanini un suo discepolo, qualcosa avrà preso dal maestro, molto probabilmente anche in questo.
E non oso immaginare la perfezione che volle Toscanini al secondo "funerale" di Verdi 😊
Lol, I don’t speak any Italian, but from the lyrics I can see how much he was blaspheming 😂
And “donkey head (brain?)” at 1:03
1:54 “this makes me want to kick everyone’s ass, for God’s sake” lmao 😂
"Testa di asino" is the most common Italian " insult"..all appart of our culture ..even his shouting is just typical italian way of teaching..Its the same today..Italians turn out just fine.
testa di asino means you are thick and thats why donkeys where used in Pinocchio ( With all respect to the animal ..plus my dad argues that donkeys are quite smart)
1:49 angergasm
my old violin master used to tell me about toscanini‘s legendary and fiery temper. thank you for posting this. i now understand what he meant.
I still remember from WGBH and Ron Della Chiesa (and my father's Italian translation). "Leggiero, leggiero".
He is the Trapattoni of music. Trapattoni is the Mussolini of football. And Mussolini is the Toscanini of politics.
2:02 It's that one, what's his name... Gaetano!
"Quel bravo li". Citando Manzoni, un Germano Mosconi ante litteram. Sublime.
Omg I died 😂😂😂😂😂 amazing work!!
Le mitiche prove della Traviata
Now I know why they hired such a mad guy in full metal jacket.
Arturo Toscanini with his secret song. 😂😂😂
Poveri contrabassi
Toscanini guest conducting the Youth Orchestra of Nebraska
I see why the the bass clef is also called the F clef, Toscanini torched them so severely they have to keep pressing F to pay respects
"AND NO EYES!! LOOK AT ME!!"
Toscanini is required listening for police training.
Ha ha ha yes. Especially the first outburst. After more than 4 decades of listening whenever I listen to any recording of la traviata I keep imagining this roar.
The next thing, of course, is Cathy Berberian's Stripsody.
Does anybody know, what the source is? Is it from a specific record?
Can we get this for bass clef? Pretty please? I promise I won't be late c:
Big mood.
Me frantically typing the Italian phrases into Google translate so I don't miss a word of this magnificent kerfuffle...
Io ho fatto lo stesso ma con le frasi in inglese😂
@@veronicasavasta7971 La tecnologia è una cosa meravigliosa.
Yes!
Links to interviews with singers who praise Toscanini's technique. No pain, no gain! In arts, sports and sciences this is true more than ever. Honestly, having studied arts long enough to know that teachers who aren't strict and pretend a lot are not good. Toscanini was famous for his love for the arts, ability to select singers based on actual skills and techniques.
Interview with Dames:
Rosa Raisa
ua-cam.com/video/9esqT3yhDVc/v-deo.html
Toti Dal Monte
ua-cam.com/video/FHLT9Z_nD60/v-deo.html
Silvana Pampanini
ua-cam.com/video/e-uj64gIJGc/v-deo.html
Lotte Lehmann & Eleanor Steber discuss Toscanini
ua-cam.com/video/NbWFDXaUmVM/v-deo.html
Licai Albanese
ua-cam.com/video/qLUc6DQj3f0/v-deo.html
Frances Alda
www.gramilano.com/2018/03/soprano-frances-alda-arguing-with-toscanini-a-debut-at-la-scala-chaliapins-hairy-chest-and-caruso-at-the-met/
Well said ..his teaching Is typical italian way of teaching..Its the same today ..thats why Italians are a success in the arts.
Thank you!!!
@@Aurora-qn2dxY dale Perico al torno.
Toscanini merely demanded that the orchestra be competent: know the score and come prepared to play it. I don't blame him one bit for being irritated. His time is being wasted.
Straordinario amore per la ricerca della perfezione.
La batuta más importante. No permitió la entrada al teatro Colón, al presidente M.T. de Alvear, por haber llegado tarde.
god thanks i didnt play the bass
1:10 "You are not ears!"
Seguramente estaba tan enfadado por lo mal que hablaba el inglés. Y eso que los italianos son unos genios, según algunos.
HE is breathing out FIRE
I want to see a double bass player play this. I really do.
Btw, did you realise that the cursor is always a bit late?
The translation is taming so much lol
1'02'' Testa d'asino... 😄
Wau, ekstrem ?
There is a religious silence except for a small laugh when he said SHAME ON YOU
I don't even play music but big mood.
Jeje yo me di cuenta que toscanini imita al profe de coro ( el director de banda )
0:21
Bruh
Why does he speak a bit in english and a bit in italian?
Because he was Italian and did speak some English.
@@GuidoMenestrinaSí señor. Una respuesta muy aclaratoria. 😆
👍
Toscanini sang in anger. Karajan sang in his tone deafness.
a 9 secondi dice: contrabbassi folli e non follow me!
A Toscanini piacevano gli anagrammi 😅
Questa è così sottile che quasi nessuno l'ha capita 😅
@@damianovercellotti2744 ti voglio bene 😉😂
fenomenale
-are you daff ?
-what?
No, I'm John
0:20 Bru bru
The dot on the score is late
Otro sabio.
🤩
His orchestra was all male. They could handle the heat.
a 16 secondi: Su! Su! e non Short... short...
Hilário!
Da italiano capisco perfettamente quello che sta dicendo, in pratica una messa al contrario
Good thing conductors today know how low notes are always relatively "late".
Mad! He was an isterical man that was not able to treat musicans with respect!
Ahhahaha aweosme
...this transcription must be written by that Contrabassist.
Aparte de la humillación que ese comportamiento debía de producir a los músicos, este hombre por lo visto no se daba cuenta de que hacía reír.
Cercava si non bestemmiare dicendo, *...Corpo di un Dio santissimo!*
Spesso basta cambiare l'ordine di due lettere
@@armycinDiaz o madosca
I hope he apologized. With instilling so much fear into his musicians, it’s understandable that his performances seem cold to many of us even to this day.
Any idea of the date of this?
+FJCrociata it should be 1954.
@@GuidoMenestrina December 1946, Studio 8H Rehearsal for the RCA recording.
Thanks for all these info!
@SHICOFF1 Both Traviata and Boheme were in 1946, December for Verdi, February for Puccini.
This man refused to play the fascist anthem. Respect.
¿Qué coño tendrá que ver una cosa con la otra?
Its normal italian way of teaching..he points out whats wrong with clarity,the truth that can hurt..thats why Italy is a successo in everything.
¡Lo que es la ceguera patriótica!😆
Poor players...they were young....
Whiplash in real life
"You're a very good bass, but per Dio santo in Italian opera you are TERRIBLE"
a 31 secondi: Rompicoglioni lei... e non "de"...
itd be funny but its so innacurate 😭
No, non dice per amor di dio
To be fair, we are dealing with base players here.
Agahaha
The most overrated bully in the history of music.
👍👍👏👏
I hate conductors like this it never is good for anyone
And all this from a man who hated fascist dictators ranting and venting their spleen against downtrodden good people. What an irony!
Mercifully this kind of bullying from the podium is now long gone never to return mercifully.
Shut up. What has having a shitty temper to do with one's personal politics? Poor logic.
It is the Italian way of teaching..it is still the same today...the truth can be harsh but moulds success and improvement..thats why Italians are brilliant at what they are brilliant at and can achieve almost anything.
@@Aurora-qn2dx I prefer the gentleness of Bruno Walter.
Would YOU have the sheer courage this man had; to say NO to Mussolini and Hitler. He was even attacked by Mussolini's thugs.
@@Aurora-qn2dxOtra vez.
Thank g-d for UNIONS. totally unacceptable and abusive
Orchestras were better before unions.
NUT CASE......
IF toscanini would have yelled at me, like he did, I would have yelled profanities right back at him, then walked out.
There is no reason for his behavior. A beginning student or an advanced virtuoso should never be berated like that.
Teachers & conductors can have high standards, and still be supportive and encouraging, with out acting like a crabby old jack ass.
Dear its the Italian way of teaching..its still the same today in 2021..primary school kids get taught to like that and they grow up to be brilliant and strong human beings moulded by discipline and harsh truths..thats why Italians are a success at what they do.
William Primrose went to Toscanini apartment and ask for an audition to be hired by him to play in the orchestra. The best musicians wants to play with Toscanini, because they knew that he was one of the greatest conductors that ever lived. On the other hand, Toscanini wasn´t always in that way, he can speak very soflty, very kindly, try to find the rehearsal of Daphnis et Cloe.
Firstly, username checks out.
Secondly: standards in education across all liberal arts, fine arts, history in universities, high schools and primary schools have been falling for decades in all western countries… rising in Asian countries where discipline is strict and often harsh.
But okay sure…
@@Aurora-qn2dx what the fuck are you talking about? Get out
@@raffaelelitterio5370 its the truth..most Italian teachers and professors are used to yelling.. doctors yell and tell you off..even people that work in the post office.. .even on italian talk shows ..they all yell when needed and sometimes when not..they dont mean wrong..to a italian of that eras percepiton he wouldnt of made such a bad impression as he did to people of other nations that where not used to teachers yelling..to others he sounds very harsh but all he is is frustrate and wants the contrabassi to be on time so they can strive for improvement.
era isterico, era intenso, era un perfezionista, era malato di mente, era arrogante. Pieno di difetti caratteriali. Per una creatura così disumana non pagherei nemmeno una lira per ascoltarla.
He was not mentally ill.
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