Sibelius Quotes
- Sibelius justified the austerity of his old age by saying that while other composers were engaged in manufacturing cocktails, he offered the public pure cold… — Neville Cardus
- It's so legato it's difficult to splice. Sibelius was famous for that. — Eugene Ormandy
- The Northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. You can't tell where some things stop and… — Esa-Pekka Salonen
- I never listen to music when I am writing. It would be impossible. I listen to Bach in the mornings, mostly choral music; also some… — Colm Toibin
- I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe. — Rufus Wainwright