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But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris.

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If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow.

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I think a composer is always interested in his last work.

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For the past ten years I have had no financial problems.

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When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in Budapest, when I was a refugee.

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I lived under the Nazis and under the Communists.

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I know already the music I will write. But the words? I have not yet decided.

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Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully.

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But I do not want to use Hungarian verses for British people.

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Yes, fractals are what I want to find in my music.

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Biography

Nationality: Hungarian

Type: Composer

Born: May 28th, 1923

Died: June 12th, 2006

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