Handel is the greatest composer that ever lived... I would uncover my head and kneel down on his tomb.
Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.
The amount of money one needs is terrifying.
To play without passion is inexcusable!
This is not a brook [Bach means "brook" in German], it's an ocean.
It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer.