Bach Quote by Eric Siblin

How could anybody think of Bach as 'cold' when these [cello] suites seem to shine with the most glittering kind of poetry," Casals said.…

— Pablo Casals according to Eric Siblin

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

I prefer Offenbach to Bach often.

— Thomas Beecham

I love Bach cello suites, I love punk music, I love old blues, negro spiritual quartets, Muddy Waters' 'You Need Love.' There is a…

— Van Hunt

I don't even want to say I'm trying to necessarily popularize classical music, I just want to take this thing, this cello, this sound,…

— Kevin Olusola

“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

Bach in general was so good with the violin. He just finds the genius way around his music on the instrument.

— Hilary Hahn

Good music resembles something. It resembles the composer.

— Jean Cocteau

I think that Bach has a very nice sound on the lute. But I find that what I want to do with Bach is…

— Julian Bream

When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their…

— Dave Brubeck

“When at last I feel ready to tackle the whole of the piece, I begin slowly, delighting in the silvery tone of this violin…

— Pat Lowery Collins

“BACH! A colossal syllable, one which makes composers tremble, brings performers to their knees, beatifies the Bach-lover, and apparently bores the daylights out of…

— Paul Elie