Artur Schnabel
The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes ah, that is where the art resides.Collection: Art
When a piece gets difficult, make faces.
I don't think I handle the notes much differently from other pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, there is where the artistry lies!!
I am the only person here who is enjoying this, and I get the money; they pay and have to suffer.
I know two kinds of audiences only - one coughing, and one not coughing.
The sonatas of Mozart are unique; they are too easy for children, and too difficult for artists.Collection: Children
I know two kinds of audiences only--one coughing, and one not coughing.Collection: Two
The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides.Collection: Funny
Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish - only bless.Collection: Sunshine
I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.Collection: Music
I am attracted only to music which I consider to be better than it can be performed. Therefore I feel (rightly or wrongly) that unless a piece of music presents a problem to me, a never-ending problem, it doesn't interest me too much.Collection: Pieces
Children are given Mozart because of the small quantity of the notes; grown-ups avoid Mozart because of the great quality of the notes.Collection: Children
Mozart is a garden, Schubert is a forest in light and shade, but Beethoven is a mountain range.Collection: Garden
Have I a secret about playing the piano? It's a very simple one. I sit down on the piano stool and make myself comfortable - and I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.Collection: Learning
Practice in tranquility.Collection: Practice
It is not music's function to express rational necessities.Collection: Function
I am attracted only to music which I consider to be better than it can be performed.Collection: Music
Applause is a receipt, not a note of demand.Collection: Demand
I practice in my head.Collection: Inspirational Life
Mozart is the most inaccessible of the great masters.Collection: Masters