"A great piece of music is beautiful regardless……" — Dmitri Shostakovich

A great piece of music is beautiful regardless of how it is… - Dmitri Shostakovich

"A great piece of music is beautiful regardless of how it is performed. Any prelude or fugue of Bach can be played at any tempo, with or without rhythmic nuances, and it will still be great music. That's how music should be written, so that no-one, no matter how philistine, can ruin it."

— Dmitri Shostakovich

Any Quotes Bach Quotes Beautiful Quotes Beautiful Regardless Quotes Fugue Quotes Great Quotes Great Music Quotes Great Piece Quotes Matter Quotes Matter How Quotes Music Quotes Music Is Quotes Music Is Beautiful Quotes Nuance Quotes Nuances Quotes One Quotes Performed Quotes Philistine Quotes Philistines Quotes Piece Quotes Pieces Quotes Played Quotes Prelude Quotes Regardless Quotes Rhythmic Quotes Ruin Quotes Ruins Quotes Should Quotes Stills Quotes Tempo Quotes Without Rhythmic Quotes Written Quotes

17 Quotes by Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich has 17 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 17 quotes by Dmitri Shostakovich »

More Any Quotes

This quote is filed under Any Quotes, one of 35,317 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going… — Alexis Arguello
I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because… — Aristotle
I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house… — Billie Joe Armstrong
In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were… — Karen Armstrong
Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines… — Karen Armstrong
It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees. — Lance Armstrong
I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running… — Neil Armstrong
I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new… — Darren Aronofsky
So long as we have failed to eliminate any of the causes of human despair, we do not have the… — Antonin Artaud
People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A… — Mary Kay Ash

See all 35,317 Any Quotes »