I really don't know whether any place contains more pianists than Paris, or whether you can find more asses and virtuosos anywhere.

I really don't know whether any place contains more pianists than Paris, or whether you can find more asses and virtuosos anywhere.

Bach is like an astronomer who, with the help of ciphers, finds the most wonderful stars.

The last thing is simplicity. After having gone through all the difficulties, having played an endless number of notes, it is simplicity that matters, with all its charm. It is the final seal on Art. Anyone who strives for this to begin with will be disappointed. You cannot begin at the end.

I'm a revolutionary, money means nothing to me.

Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvellous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of man.

I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness, but I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them.