Johann Sebastian Bach Quotes

10 quotes from 9 authors

Listening to Bach's music feels like stepping into a cathedral of sound, where each line balances precision and emotion. This modest set of ten reflections shows why his counterpoint still sparks awe, even for newcomers. For deeper dives, check the Classical composers, Baroque music, and Music theory pages.

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B.B. King is no match for Johann Sebastian Bach.

Ilana Mercer

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“Not all musicians believe in God, but they all believe in Johann Sebastian Bach”

Mauricio Kagel

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I would send the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach into outer space on the Voyager spacecraft. But that would be boasting.

Lewis Thomas

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If one were asked to name one musician who came closest to composing without human flaw, I suppose general consensus would choose…

Aaron Copland

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Any species capable of producing, at this earliest, juvenile stage of its development... the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, cannot be all…

Lewis Thomas

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When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and…

George Shearing

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I'll never forget the first time I heard Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Partita in E Major' for violin. It was in a late-1980s…

Ajit Pai

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... Ritchie Blackmore was a huge early influence on me, but after that I had to find my own way ... Johann…

Yngwie Malmsteen

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I come from a family in which music was important, especially German music - from I come from a family in which…

Emmanuel Macron

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If they think they are doing something new, they ought to do what I do every day - spend at least two…

Coleman Hawkins

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