#classical music

We have to go and show these people what classical music is. We say sometimes that classical music has a small audience, but it's because people don't have the chance to be closer to it. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#because #chance #classical #classical music #closer

Right now I'm listening to a lot of different things but I listen to a lot of classical music. Eventually I would like to compose and perform classical. ↗

— Ben Harper

#classical music #compose #different #different things #eventually

I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz. ↗

— Herb Alpert

#classical music #i #jazz #like #listen

Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on through classical music, if it's coming out of the U.S., it's not going to survive unless it's got some jazz influence. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#broadway show #classical #classical music #coming #country

A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the music that you're playing is music that's been here for years. And all you're trying to do is improve upon it when you play. ↗

— Jamie Foxx

#because #been #classical #classical music #competitive

As far as I was concerned the important thing was that the music was getting the attention as well as me so it was always a great way to get more of the public to connect with classical music, and opera particularly. ↗

— Lesley Garrett

#as far as #attention #classical #classical music #concerned

I have no doubt that there are great people about though... the thing of it is, nothing to this day moves me like classical music (Debussy, Vaughn Williams). ↗

— Gary Lucas

#classical #classical music #day #debussy #doubt

Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot of classical music has absorbed influences from all over the world. ↗

— Yo-Yo Ma

#been #certainly #classical #classical music #influences

I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock. ↗

— Brad Paisley

#big #big fan #blues #cd #classical

I don't know if it's a sign of all the chaos that is happening out there or not, but I've lately craved the structure and order of classical music, the balance and symmetry. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#chaos #classical #classical music #craved #happening