Art Quote by Artur Schnabel

I don't think I handle the notes much differently from other pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, there is where the…

— Artur Schnabel

I dont think I handle the notes much differently from other pianists. But the pauses between the notes--ah, there is where the artistry lies!!

— Artur Schnabel

“A great pianist was once asked by an admirer, "How do you handle the notes as well as you do?" The artist replied, "The…

— Arthur Schnabel

On my mom's side, the Jewish side of the family, I come from a family of musicians who are pianists, so I've always loved…

— Eric Garcetti

“If the composition's imperfect, why would so many pianists try to master it?' 'Good question. I have no great explanation for it, but one…

— Haruki Murakami

Pianists call me a composer, composers call me a pianist. The classicists think me a futurist, and the futurists call me a reactionary.

— Anton Rubinstein

I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and…

— Barbara Kingsolver

Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players.

— Emanuel Ax

I don't know where there can be so many pianists as in Paris, so many asses and so many virtuosi.

— Frederic Chopin

It is my fervent wish and my greatest ambition to leave a work with a few useful instructions for the pianists after me.

— Franz Liszt

When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have…

— Nina Simone

I would also like to mention pianists like Michel Petrucciani or Chick Сorea for whom I have great admiration in the jazz field.

— Richard Clayderman