down to earth

Post concert (loosely translated from the German)

harpist colleague 1:  "The Hindemith was super, H, but I can tell you don't like the Spohr Fantasie"
[TwTwTw thinks: "Wot?  I put all my most innermost romantic feelings into that"]

Later, TwTwTw fears to harpist colleague 2 that one can tell she does not like, etc.

harpist colleague 2:  "Who gives a shit if you like it or not?  If I only played pieces I liked, I wouldn't be a harpist.  What's important is that the panel like it.  If I were you I would just make a bit more of the echo in the cadenza."