Quote #78

The sonatas of Mozart are unique: too easy for children, too difficult for adults. Children are given Mozart to play because of the quantity of notes; grown-ups avoid him because of the quality of notes. ~ Artur Schnabel

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  1. Mozart is the most inaccessible of the great masters. ~ Artur Schnabel
  2. A light, bright, fine day this will remain throughout my whole life. As from afar, the magic notes of Mozart's music still gently haunts me…
  3. What gives Bach and Mozart a place apart is that these two great composers never sacrificed form to expression. As high as their expression…
  4. A world that has produced a Mozart is a world worth saving. What a picture of a better world you have given us, Mozart! ~ Franz Schubert
  5. Give Mozart a fairy tale and he creates without effort an immortal masterpiece. ~ Camille Saint-Saens
  6. Does it not seem as if Mozart's works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them? ~ Robert Schumann
  7. Beethoven I take twice a week, Haydn four times, and Mozart every day! ~ Gioacchino Rossini
  8. Designing an opera by Mozart is like doing something for God - it's a labor of love. ~ Maurice Sendak

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