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Once, when an acquaintance praised Bach's wonderful skill as an organist,
he replied with characteristic humility and wit: "There is nothing
very wonderful about it. Youn have only to hit the right notes at
the right moment and the instrument does the rest."
<p>Quoted from "The Spiritual Lives of Great Composers"
<br>Written by Patrick Kavanaugh
<br>
<p>Matthew
<p>Brian Holden wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>To the
list</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>One of most
noteable understatements of all time must come from J.S. Bach was once
said "There's nothing special about playing the piano. You
just put your fingers on the right keys and the piano plays itself." (or
words to that effect). Can anyone tell me what his exact statement
was?</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Brian Holden</font></font></blockquote>
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