A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas...

Who said "A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas... "?

"A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas... " is one of a famous quotes by Gustavo Dudamel. Complete quote is as follows;
"A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting to listen to Tchaikovsky. But it started 'ta ta ta taaa.' It was too long for me. I didn't understand it at first, but then I fell in love, in love, in love."

What is "A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas... "?

"A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting to listen to Tchaikovsky. But it started 'ta ta ta taaa.' It was too long for me. I didn't understand it at first, but then I fell in love, in love, in love." This is a quote by Gustavo Dudamel which is about . He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

• With the song 'This Christmas' I wanted to do something that was kind of different. I mean, Donny Hathaway is an amazing artist. So I wanted to bring my flavor to the song so when people over the age of 45 or 50 hear it they'll be like 'OK, he did his thing with that record.' It's like I can appeal to everybody and not just a younger demographic.

What does "A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas... " mean?

This quote is primarily about christmas although it also includes other themes like . It is attributed to Gustavo Dudamel. Complete quote is as follows;
"A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting to listen to Tchaikovsky. But it started 'ta ta ta taaa.' It was too long for me. I didn't understand it at first, but then I fell in love, in love, in love."