Mozart is the most inaccessible of the great masters. ~ Artur Schnabel
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Schnabel suggests Mozart's work is uniquely hard to access or fully grasp compared to other masters.
- In plain terms
- Mozart is harder to understand than other great composers.
- What can you take from it?
- Great art can remain elusive despite familiarity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes art truly accessible?
- Is some beauty meant to remain distant?
Another view
Calling Mozart inaccessible might ignore his apparent melodic simplicity.
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