Quotes of Donal Henahan - somelinesforyou

“ It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Perhaps no hall of comparable size anywhere has served so nobly as a spawning ground for young talent and, it must be said, as a graveyard for the hopes of the mediocre. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of prose artists. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ When her name is mentioned in the opera history books we will recall that vibrant, soaring tone-that and the blinding, high-beam-headlight smile that she flashed on her fans at each curtain call. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Rubinstein was a fountain from which music spouted, not a recitalist. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ It will never be mistaken for a high school gymnasium or a meeting room in a Midwestern motel. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Perhaps no hall of comparable size anywhere has served so nobly as a spawning ground for young talent and, it must be said, as a graveyard for the hopes of the mediocre. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Perhaps no hall of comparable size anywhere has served so nobly as a spawning ground for young talent and, it must be said, as a graveyard for the hopes of the mediocre. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The irrepressible spirit that made his playing seem like good conversation is the Rubinstein legacy for pianists, if they can pick up their heads from the keyboard long enough to claim it. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ It will never be mistaken for a high school gymnasium or a meeting room in a Midwestern motel. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ It will never be mistaken for a high school gymnasium or a meeting room in a Midwestern motel. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The irrepressible spirit that made his playing seem like good conversation is the Rubinstein legacy for pianists, if they can pick up their heads from the keyboard long enough to claim it. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The more disastrous the mishaps the simpler the reviewing task. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ It will never be mistaken for a high school gymnasium or a meeting room in a Midwestern motel. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of prose artists. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Perhaps no hall of comparable size anywhere has served so nobly as a spawning ground for young talent and, it must be said, as a graveyard for the hopes of the mediocre. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of prose artists. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The more disastrous the mishaps the simpler the reviewing task. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ In her most taxing aria, O patria mia, there were powerful reminders of the Price that we remember best and want to remember, a Price beyond pearls. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The more disastrous the mishaps the simpler the reviewing task. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ In her most taxing aria, O patria mia, there were powerful reminders of the Price that we remember best and want to remember, a Price beyond pearls. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ In her most taxing aria, O patria mia, there were powerful reminders of the Price that we remember best and want to remember, a Price beyond pearls. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ In her most taxing aria, O patria mia, there were powerful reminders of the Price that we remember best and want to remember, a Price beyond pearls. ”

- Donal Henahan

“ Rubinstein was a fountain from which music spouted, not a recitalist. ”

- Donal Henahan
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