Charles Rosen Quotes

Beethoven in c minor has come to symbolize his artistic character ... where he seems to be most impatient of any compromise.

Even Stravinsky does not evoke the same public affection as Verdi.

When recordings replaced concerts as the dominant mode of hearing music, our conception of the nature of performance and of music itself was altered.

The death of classical music is perhaps its oldest continuing tradition.

A cough is the basic sign of inattention. Musicians never, in my experience, cough when playing in public.