The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared…

And I believe that the Binomial Theorem and a Bach Fugue are, in the long run, more important than all the battles of history.

— James Hilton

There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only Bach hold up fresh and strong after repeated playing.…

— Edward Weston

There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I…

— Maira Kalman

It's important to play the pieces that you feel you can play well. It was always my dream to play Bach - my first…

— Rafal Blechacz

One does not play Bach without having done scales. But neither does one play a scale merely for the sake of the scale.

— Simone Weil

It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that when they…

— Karl Barth

If you learn classical guitar, you play Bach, and then John Dowland. He's the greatest. He's interesting for many, many reasons.

— Bryce Dessner

When you play Bach like Chopin, and Chopin like Bach, something good happens.

— Pablo Casals

Playing Shakespeare requires technique. You don't play a Bach toccata by getting in the mood.

— Kevin Kline

You play Bach your way, and I’ll play him his way.

— Wanda Landowska

I was a harpsichordist in my teens, and there was a bunch of us in Liverpool who got together every week to play Bach.

— Simon Rattle

You can play Bach on the piano, a symphony orchestra or a quartet of saxophones, but let's stop this silly, childish business of knit…

— Paul McCreesh

If you play Bach every day, you are not so alone.

— Pablo Casals

Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure.

— Karl Barth

On Saturday afternoons when all the things are done in the house and there's no real work to be done, I play Bach and…

— Maya Angelou