"Music, I feel, must be emotional first and intellectual second."
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About Charles Munch
Charles Munch was a French conductor and violinist, known for his influential career in the field of classical music. Born in 1891 in Strasbourg, France, Munch became the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1949, a position he held until 1962. He was renowned for his passionate and dynamic conducting style, which brought new life to the orchestra's performances.
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