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I used to love Bach.

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.

Bach almost persuades me to be a Christian.

I like classical music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and I adore Bach above all.

Bach was a top harmonist geezer, which is why the jazz cats love him.

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.

I think Bach is equally a romantic composer because he laid the seeds harmonically for people like Chopin and the great Romantics, Brahms, so it's difficult to you know all this like labelling and putting - I think Bach is attractive to musicians because he supersedes the labels.

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.

Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.

For me, you can put on something by Bach, and I'll feel better.