If Beethoven is a prodigy of man, Bach is a miracle of God.
Music is a kind of harmonious language.
The language of music is common to all generations and nations; it is understood by everybody, since it is understood with the heart.
Wagner has lovely moments but awful quarters of an hour.
Give me a laundry list and I'll set it to music.
Beethoven I take twice a week, Haydn four times, and Mozart every day.