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There used to be a certain condescension to Mozart. His music was regarded as pleasant. He was a porcelain figure playing a porcelain harpsichord. — Peter Shaffer
I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart. — Felicity Kendal
Composers most identified with the chamber music form are Corelli, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and, of course, Bach. Of course, Bach. If there is… — Karen DeCrow
My parents loved classical music. And my father adored Mozart. But for some reason, I always had a reaction against it. — Simon McBurney
Mozart makes us care about people in flashes of lightning. — Simon McBurney
Mozart was born Mozart. Charlie Parker was born Charlie Parker. — Damien Chazelle
It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been dead for a year. — Tom Lehrer
Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart. — Karl Barth
Some people really want to play Mozart and be just performers. I was more interested in invention. — Steve Lacy
All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work. — Unknown Author
The man on the street, he knows who Beethoven is, he knows who Mozart is. — Joshua Bell
Before I was 5, I did have a lot of time on my hands. I had no job and really no career, and I spent… — Wallace Shawn
Someone who copies a Van Gogh does not therefore become Van Gogh, and the same would go for Mozart or anyone else who contributed something… — Daniel Tammet
Food is a necessary component to life. People can live without Renoir, Mozart, Gaudi, Beckett, but they cannot live without food. — Grant Achatz
Ah Mozart! He was happily married - but his wife wasn't. — Victor Borge
I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de Kooning, who was… — Igor Stravinsky
Youre so wrong that it makes you right, Keep me wide awake a night, I cant sleep now I know youre around... I lie listen… — Kiara
Now that she's back in the atmosphere With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds… — Train
I can't cut off an ear everyday. Do the Van Gogh here and the Mozart there. Anyway it's exhausting enough always having to check up… — Martin Kippenberger
If they had Mozart today, they couldn't work with him, although he was a very adaptable man. — Alexander Kluge
Well, I don't know any piece by heart, but Mozart goes something like this... What do you think? — Robert Morris
Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven. — Wendy Wasserstein
He make my pussy sing like it's a mozart. He say the pussy pretty, it look like show art. — Nicki Minaj
I got the nerds rappin' hard shit, dummies rappin' smart shit. Mozart meets Humphrey Bogart with this from the heart shit. — J. Cole
There is no way that I could say that I am going to be Mahler or Mozart. But no one is. And if this is… — Rufus Wainwright

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