There is nothing more difficult than talking about music..

I like good company, but I like hard work still better..

One must practice slowly, then more slowly, and finally slowly..

I produce music as an apple tree produces apples..

Give Mozart a fairy tale and he creates without effort an immortal masterpiece..

The artist who does not feel completely satisfied by elegant lines, by harmonious colors, and by a beautiful succession of chords does not understand….

What gives Bach and Mozart a place apart is that these two great expressive composers never sacrificed form to expression..