Sonata Quotes

• Composing a concert is like composing a menu.... If you start with light pieces and play a 45-minute sonata after the interlude, it's like starting dinner with hors d'oeuvres and dessert and finishing with a Châteaubriand and vegetables.

  

  Arthur Rubinstein
  • Light
  • Concert
  • Menu

• When I sit in Paris in a cafe, surrounded by people, I don't sit casually - I go over a certain sonata in my head and discover new things all the time.

  

  Arthur Rubinstein
  • People
  • Time
  • Paris

• My 10th Sonata is a sonata of insects. Insects are born from the sun... they are the sun's kisses.

  

  Alexander Scriabin
  • Sun
  • Insects
  • Kisses

• For me, even my break time I like to pull out the bow and just go over a Vivaldi sonata and keep my head sharp, keep everything sharp.

  

  Chris Wyse
  • Break
  • Keep
  • Sharp