Quote #37

Mozart is the musical Christ.

Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

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  2. Mozart tells us what it's like to be human, Beethoven tells us what it's like to be Beethoven and Bach tells us what it's like to be the un…
  3. I find consolation and rest in Mozart's music, wherein he gives expression to that joy of life which was part of his sane and wholesome tem…
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  5. Listening to Mozart, we cannot think of any possible improvement.
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  7. Lengthy immersion in the works of other composers can tire. The music of Mozart does not tire, and this is one of its miracles.
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