themaninthegreenshirt reblogged
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”
Frédéric Chopin, born 1st March 1810
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”
Frédéric Chopin, born 1st March 1810
themaninthegreenshirt reblogged
“To me, Bill Evans was the Chopin of jazz. I loved him and respected him as a person. He was a great artist.”
McCoy Tyner
"Bach is like an astronomer who, with the help of ciphers, finds the most wonderful stars... Beethoven embraced the universe with the power of his spirit... I do not climb so high. A long time ago I decided that my universe will be the soul and heart of man."
Frederic Chopin
Frédéric Chopin’s hand and death mask at the Hunterian Museum
"Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties."
Frédéric Chopin, by Charles-Henri Lehmann [1847]