Peter Brendler

“It is not a mechanical routine but something essential to my daily life. I go to the piano, and I play two preludes and fugues of Bach. I cannot think of doing otherwise. It is a sort of benediction on the house. But that is not its only meaning for me. It is a rediscovery of the world of which I have the joy of being a part. It fills me with awareness of the wonder of life, with a feeling of the incredible marvel of being a human being. The music is never the same for me, never. Each day is something new, fantastic, unbelievable. That is Bach, like nature, a miracle!”
― Pablo Casals

“The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all. ”
― Pablo Casals

“The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? ”
― Pablo Casals

“The art of not playing in tempo--one has to learn it. And the art of not playing what is written on the printed paper.”
― Pablo Casals