Donal Henahan Quotes

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

The more disastrous the mishaps the simpler the reviewing task. - 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

Real folk music long ago went to Nashville and left no known survivors. - Donal Henahan

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

[Rubinstein was] a fountain from which music spouted, not a recitalist. - Donal Henahan

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