According to Miller, Pharisee Judaism is not a religion at all, but a secret society posing as a religion, a "sect with… — Edith Starr Miller Copy Share Image
The years 1781 to 1793 are crucial for many reasons, but chiefly because they pose in an especially clear way the main… — Frederick C. Beiser Copy Share Image
I became one of [Moses Mendelssohn] defenders. But then I heard the words "Biblical criticism" again. And, of course, afterward, I studied… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I once painted a concert singer and on the chestnut frame I carved the opening bars of Mendelssohn's Rest in the Lord.… — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
I developed an anger at [Moses] Mendelssohn. Later, I read the book. I realized there was nothing subversive in it. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
That was one of the big problems when I was at Harvard studying music. We had to write choral pieces in the… — Elliott Carter Copy Share Image
It was an important part of Mendelssohn's philosophical and religious view that the traditional rationalist proofs for God's existence should be sound… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
When the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English… — Alma Gluck Copy Share Image
The Germans have four violin concertos. The greatest, most uncompromising is Beethoven’s. The one by Brahms vies with it in seriousness. The… — Joseph Joachim Copy Share Image
It is time to remind Sharon that the star of David belongs to all Jews, not to his repulsive Government. His actions… — Gerald Kaufman Copy Share Image
The picture of Kant as the 'theological Robespierre' or the "world-crusher" was first suggested by someone with whom Kant stood in a… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost. — Harold C. Schonberg Copy Share Image
Mendelssohn I consider the first musician of the day; I doff my hat to him as my superior. He plays with everything,… — Robert Schumann Copy Share Image
If you go to Japan for instance, you should know that they have a different way of playing Beethoven or Brahms. But… — Kurt Masur Copy Share Image
One day - I remember it was a Sabbath afternoon - I came to the synagogue with a book in my hand.… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger. — Victor Borge Copy Share Image