Bach's music Quote by Edith Hamilton

There is a field where all wonderful perfections of microscope and telescope fail, all exquisite niceties of weights and measures, as well as that…

— Edith Hamilton

The music of Bach is without doubt the most sacred gift to the world of art.

— Heitor Villa-Lobos

“Bach’s music is the only argument proving the creation of the Universe cannot be regarded a complete failure.”

— Emil Cioran

I had no idea of the historical evolution of the civilized world's music and had not realized that all modern music owes everything to…

— Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear,…

— Pablo Casals

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear,…

— Pablo Casals

Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder.

— Robert Schumann

“The exquisite world of imagination opened up by any powerful music is itself problematic, for it tempts listeners to put into words the feelings…

— Anonymous

I think J.S. Bach's music stands among humankind's greatest accomplishments. For me, Bach's music is not only as good as music gets, but also…

— Andrew W.K

I see it as my job to try to keep Bach in the mainstream and present his music with, rather than without, its emotional…

— Nigel Kennedy

I have to tell you that J.S. Bach was easily the greatest musical innovator in the history of the world. He was so advanced…

— Brian Wilson

Perhaps the most serious complaint you could make about Bach is that he has every quality of humanity except imperfection.

— Jeremy Denk