"Mozart died too late rather than too soon."
By Glenn Gould
"If the critics want me to play the moderns, wait till they hear the Khachaturian again. I'll make each dissonance groan, that's what I'll do! They'll leave the hall in the middle of the first cadenza."
"The sonatas of Mozart are unique; they are too easy for children, and too difficult for artists."
"The Liszt rhaposdies must be protected, firstly, against musicians of the 'serious' breed who look down on them as showpieces, and secondly, against the piano maniacs who abuse them as showpieces."
"If you think I'm something, wait 'til you hear Richter!"
By Emil Gilels
"There are three kinds of pianists - Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists."
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