Daniel Barenboim Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“In my mother's belly, I remember not liking the tempi my father played the Beethoven Sonatas in.”

“I can't stand going out to one more dinner with some Mrs. So-and-So who might leave a million dollars to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when she dies.”

“It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in order to understand the composer's works.”