Mendelssohn Quotes

10 quotes by 10 authors

Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger. — Victor Borge
Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost. — Harold C. Schonberg
According to Miller, Pharisee Judaism is not a religion at all, but a secret society posing as a religion, a "sect with Judaism as a… — Edith Starr Miller
I once painted a concert singer and on the chestnut frame I carved the opening bars of Mendelssohn's Rest in the Lord. It was ornamental… — Thomas Eakins
When the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, etc. How… — Alma Gluck
The Germans have four violin concertos. The greatest, most uncompromising is Beethovenâ€™s. The one by Brahms vies with it in seriousness. The richest, the most… — Joseph Joachim
If you go to Japan for instance, you should know that they have a different way of playing Beethoven or Brahms. But if you play… — Kurt Masur
That was one of the big problems when I was at Harvard studying music. We had to write choral pieces in the style of Brahms… — Elliott Carter
Mendelssohn I consider the first musician of the day; I doff my hat to him as my superior. He plays with everything, especially with the… — Robert Schumann
I never thought I'd have such a luxurious life. A healthy husband ... beautiful little girl... Jacuzzi and beer and fruitbowl and Beethoven and Mendelssohn… — Miki Gorman

Who Wrote These Mendelssohn Quotes

10 authors contributed a total of 10 Mendelssohn Quotes as follows: