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Inspiring Violin Quotations
by Jules Wansworth
http://www.asaviolin.com
In every area of life, and that which involves the violin
is no different, there are, inevitably, notable sayings
that leave an impression on us for many generations. If
you have a particular interest in the violin, or if you
simply enjoy bits of trivia or pearls of wisdom, you may
appreciate these tidbits from the past.
June Masters Bacher: "Love is like a violin. The music
may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever."
Berlin Music Critic (1920s): (Not realizing why Einstein
was famous, he said about him): "Einstein's violin
playing is excellent, but he does not deserve his world
fame; there are many others just as good.
Samuel Butler: "Life is like playing a violin solo in
public and learning the instrument as one goes on."
Paul Desmond: "I would like to thank my father, who
discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age."
Albert Einstein: "A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a
violin; what else does a man need to be happy?"
John Lubbock: "Happiness is a thing to be practiced,
like the violin."
Robert Schumann: "If we were all determined to play the
first violin, we should never have an ensemble. Therefore,
respect every musician in his proper place."
Tommy Cooper: "I inherited a painting and a violin which
turned out to be a Rembrandt and a Stradivarius.
Unfortunately, Rembrandt made lousy violins, and
Stradivarius was a terrible painter."
Honore de Balzac: "The majority of husbands remind me of
an orangutan trying to play the violin."
Napoleon Bonaparte: "I love power. But it is as an
artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his
violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies."
Georgia O'Keeffe: "Singing has always seemed to me the
most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous.
And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot
sing, I paint."
Ethel Barrymore: "Fundamentally I feel that there is as
much difference between the stage and the films as between
a piano and a violin. Normally, you can't become a
virtuoso in both."
Dean Martin: Referring to Jack Benny, he exclaimed,
"When Moshe Dayan heard him play [the violin], he took the
patch off his eye and put it over his ear."
Fred Allen: "When Jack Benny plays the violin, it sounds
as if the strings are back in the cat."
George Burns: "Jack [Benny] was tremendously talented,
and I can honestly say I've never heard anyone play the
violin the way he did...and I'll always be grateful for
that, too."
New York Post Critic: "Last night, Jack played
Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost."
A violin has a way of playing the very souls of those who
are fortunate enough to hear its melody. Even those who
are otherwise unaffected by music often succumb to its
power and, as so, are frequently moved to share feelings
and insights that might, otherwise, never have been heard.
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