Culture Quote by Michael Hersch

The American new music scene is remarkably vibrant.

— Michael Hersch

I enjoy the challenge of taking something which was not meant for the piano, distilling its essence and writing or improvising it for/at the…

— Michael Hersch

If people want insights, if they want to swim in the currents of their own time and share the experiences of their time, then…

— Michael Hersch

I write because the act of writing itself is what drives me. It's a private communication within myself - nothing more or less. This…

— Michael Hersch

I was fortunate to work with Corigliano for a few years in the mid nineties. Meeting and working with him during those formative years…

— Michael Hersch

My own goals center around writing the best music that I can, and only I can determine whether or not I've succeeded in accomplishing…

— Michael Hersch

The visual and literary arts are of perennial interest to me, and these art forms have become more and more a part of my…

— Michael Hersch

Many critics have become de facto teachers. That is a lot of responsibility, and I think it should be wielded with care. Most people…

— Michael Hersch

I don't think performance out of duty yields very much. Coercion is never the way to go.

— Michael Hersch

As a young composer I had a particular fondness for Liszt's Beethoven Symphony arrangements for the piano, and to this day I enjoy playing…

— Michael Hersch

The best results come when people believe in and feel strongly about the music they are playing. Just as composers write for certain types…

— Michael Hersch

I don't think the role of the critic has changed very much. In the most positive sense, the music critic is one who helps…

— Michael Hersch