I have to tell you that J.S. Bach was easily the greatest musical innovator in the history of the world. He was… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
For years, my favorite composers had been Monteverdi and Bach. Then I began to rediscover the 19th century, see it from another… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
I grew up on Bach and Beethoven, and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
“Oh well,' said Jack: and then, 'Did you ever meet Bach?' 'Which Bach?' 'London Bach.' 'Not I.' 'I did. He wrote some… — Patrick O'Brian Copy Share Image
“At the end of our visit, Fleisher agreed to play something on my piano, a beautiful old 1894 Bechstein concert grand that… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
Western music is Bach, Handel and Schubert. It's good music, cleverly done. As a musician, I can see that. — Fela Kuti Copy Share Image
There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue… — Maira Kalman Copy Share Image
If somebody says, 'Well, what are your favorite composers?' really, what they are saying is, 'What are your favorite composers apart from… — Max Richter Copy Share Image
When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
I've spent a lot of time playing Bach partitas. One of my first jobs was to play for ballet and modern classes,… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
One of the arrangements I'm really proud of is '21 Guns' because the chorus has this descending bass line with a suspended… — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
In the 1950s in the United States, few music lovers were listening to chamber music. Daddy played Bach and Haydn on our… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
'The Great Gatsby,' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, remains the most perfect novel that has ever come out of the United States. Everything… — Frank Delaney Copy Share Image
We consciously tend to listen to stuff that is further than what we do. We listen to Bach. — Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Copy Share Image
I listen to lots of music, especially Bach, opera (all periods), German lieder, chamber music, and rock, old and new. I can't… — Cheryl Mendelson Copy Share Image
Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wanted... to build dwellings for men in which… — Edvard Grieg Copy Share Image
Maybe it's egocentric or whatever, but when I'm playing Beethoven, Bach, Hendrix, or whoever it is, in the end, it just feels… — Nigel Kennedy Copy Share Image
The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach… — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
I grew up playing classical violin and a lot of Bach and Mozart and the things that Einstein loved. — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
I don't get so much inspiration from other musicians. Especially alive musicians. Late musicians are good - Bach, Beethoven - yes, good. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I see it as my job to try to keep Bach in the mainstream and present his music with, rather than without,… — Nigel Kennedy Copy Share Image
Composers most identified with the chamber music form are Corelli, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and, of course, Bach. Of course, Bach.… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
“When art is made new, we are made new with it. We have a sense of solidarity with our own time, and… — John Russell Copy Share Image
