There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only Bach hold up fresh and strong after repeated playing. I can always return to Bach when the other records weary me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I see it as my job to try to keep Bach in the mainstream and present his music with, rather than without, its emotional core.
I used to love Bach.
I always find Bach to be an expression of a love of life. There's an enthusiasm that's absolutely contagious.
There is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.
There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I am with a record by Thelonious Monk.
Some months ago, while I was preparing a new work, I told a young cinema executive my intention of including in a soundtrack two themes from Bach. But when he asked me which has been the last hit from that Bach?, then I knew that I had no longer place in cinema.
The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.
I like classical music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and I adore Bach above all.
I have to tell you that J.S. Bach was easily the greatest musical innovator in the history of the world. He was so advanced for his time. There's a spiritual depth to his music. You can listen to it and it's like meditation.
Bach almost persuades me to be a Christian.
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