“Most of the dramatism in Wagner comes from a very close link between t...” — Daniel Barenboim Quote

“Most of the dramatism in Wagner comes from a very close link between the music and the language of the text. So much of the expressivity of Wagner's music dramas comes from the singers' capacity to play with the sound of the language. This kind of thing you can do very well in concert performance.”

“It's funny, because in 1970 I met the Beatles quite by a chance at a party. It was the Beethoven bicentenary, and I was then also playing the Beethoven Sonatas. And that's all they wanted to hear about - I wanted to talk about them, and all they wanted to talk about was Beethoven.”

“For me, any chance to serve Singapore even in its limited capacity... I would be glad to take it up and use it to serve Singaporeans.”

“When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.”

“We have seen that many teams, both in La Liga and the Premier League, have the economic capacity to steal a star from an important team.”