What does Chopin try to express?
“Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvelous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of man.” — Frédéric Chopin
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How can we express the inexpressible?
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” — Aldous Huxley
What does music express?
“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” — Victor Hugo
What would be God without Bach?
“Without Bach, God would be a complete second rate figure. Bach’s music is the only argument proving the creation of the Universe cannot be regarded a complete failure” – Emil Cioran
Why do they dance? Are they insane?
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Past, future or “expanded present”?
“When we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future; we are listening to an expanded present.” – Alan Watts
What is Bach telling us?
“Beethoven tells you what it’s like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it’s like to be human. Bach tells you what it’s like to be the universe.” — Douglas Adams
What is life?
“Life is one grand, sweet song so start the music.” — Ronald Reagan
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