When You Play Bach Like

Don't Play The Notes. Play The Meaning Of The Notes.

The Person Who Works And Is Never Bored Is Never Old. Work And Interest In Worthwhile Things Are The Best Remedy For Age.

To Be A Musician Is A Great Privilege But It Is Also A Very Great Responsibility. One Must Think That To Be A Musician Is A Gift - A Gift From Nature. There Is No Great Merit In Us Except In Loving This Gift With Respect And Devotion And Doing Everything Possible To Honor That Gift By Work And More Work. We Must Work With Conviction And Humility, Searching For Beauty, Simplicity, And The Truth. And It Is For Us Musicians To Do All In Our Power For A Better World. Music Must Carry The Message Of Beauty, Of Love And Of Peace.

Each Person Has Inside A Basic Decency And Goodness. If He Listens To It And Acts On It, He Is Giving A Great Deal Of What It Is The World Needs Most. It Is Not Complicated But It Takes Courage. It Takes Courage For A Person To Listen To His Own Goodness And Act On It.

Music Must Serve A Purpose; It Must Be A Part Of Something Larger Than Itself, A Part Of Humanity.