Bach is a colossus of Rhodes, beneath whom all musicians pass and will continue to pass. Mozart is the most beautiful, Rossini the most brilliant, but Bach is the most comprehensive: he has said all there is to say.
Charles GounodMy opinion changes rapidly - one minute I can think it is very good and the next time I look at it, I see all the flaws and weaknesses therein.
Charles GounodIf all the music written since Bach's time should be lost, it could be reconstructed on the foundation which Bach laid.
Charles Gounod