Belong Quote by Alfred Brendel

If I belong to a tradition it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what he should do and not the…

— Alfred Brendel

Having a tradition is a great thing to work within, and maybe today [it] is the only way to really land musically dramatic work.

— Alan Menken

I'm very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you are deciding…

— Chely Wright

“Traditions that cease to evolve render themselves irrelevant or obsolete. And what's the problem with inventing new performance practices? Are customs being slandered? Do…

— David Cutler

composition is notation of distortion of what composers think they've heard before. Masterpieces are marvelous misquotations.

— Ned Rorem

If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend…

— Pat Metheny

“It is rather an occasion, darling,’ said Moreland, vexed at these objections. ‘After all, I am noted among composers for the smallness of my…

— Anthony Powell

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.

— Kate Smith

Even if you're playing the most well-known repertoire under the sun, I still believe you have a responsibility as an artist to tell the…

— Charles Hazlewood

The artist must forget the audience, forget the critics, forget the technique, forget everything but love for the music. Then, the music speaks through…

— Mstislav Rostropovich

“because nothing you performed belongs to any Eastern tradition.”

— Paulo Coelho

I want to take the great tradition of the orchestra within me, to take what the orchestra offers.

— Andris Nelsons