Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, GBEwas a Polish pianist and composer, politician, and spokesman for Polish independence. He was a favorite of concert audiences around the globe. His musical fame opened access to diplomacy and the media...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth6 November 1860
CountryPoland
spiritual world language
Just as surely as every new language mastered opens up a new world, so knowledge of a Beethoven, a Chopin, or a Schumann opens up a new world in spiritual beauty and thought.
men lazy saving
Man is naturally lazy, therefore he invents labor-saving devices.
sadness joy firsts
Music expresses first of all sadness rather than joy.
country art progress
The culture of any country is gauged first by its progress in art.
knowing waiting pieces
The mere fact of knowing that a great audience waits on your labor is enough to shake all your nerves to pieces.
essence practice
The very essence of success is practice.
musical beloved welcome
The great familiar musical works are always greeted by the audiences as ever welcome and beloved friends.
father son people
Times change, people change, thought and feeling take new shapes, put on fresh garments, sons bow their heads unwillingly to that which enraptured their fathers.
effort soul mind
True originality has its foundations in the soul, not in the mind, and when there is an effort to create something different it is usually a failure. Beethoven or Schumann or Chopin did not try to be original. They were original.
might satisfaction realization
There have been a few moments when I have known complete satisfaction, but only a few. I have rarely been free from the disturbing realization that my playing might have been better.
pulse rhythm
Rhythm is the pulse of music.
country home heart
America, the country of my heart, my second home.
art men expression
Art is the expression of the immortal part of man.
art bears individual
Art is great only when it bears the stamp of the individual.