Anton Rubinstein quotes

“The pedal is the soul of the piano.”
-- Anton Rubinstein

Source : Anton Rubinstein, Teresa Carreño (2013). “The Art of Piano Pedaling: Two Classic Guides”, p.13, Courier Corporation

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“Pianists call me a composer, composers call me a pianist. The classicists think me a futurist, and the futurists call me a reactionary.”
-- Anton Rubinstein

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“Russians call me German, Germans call me Russian, Jews call me a Christian, Christians a Jew.”
-- Anton Rubinstein

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“The public is like a piano. You just have to know what keys to poke.”

“I have a very modern way of thinking; the chef is there to lead the team and not just to sit behind the piano.”

Source : " Amid gloss and glitter, Ducasse and his students cook up tasty revelations" by Randall H. Harber, www.cnn.com. June 30, 2000.

“What am I supposed to do if I go bald? Get a wig? Fat, goofy, gay, wig. I might as well get a piano and start an Elton John tribute act!”

“Some days I feel like a piano: kind of short, always in black & white, always expected to produce music.”

“You bang that piano real nice.”

“But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.”

“The joy of all mysteries is the certainty which comes from their contemplation, that there are many doors yet for the soul to open on her upward and inward way.”

“Life is just a chance to grow a soul.”

“I like music that is able to stir my soul. My music is a spiritual exercise”

“I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music”