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Charles Hazlewood Quotes

Classical music has become rarefied, like a maiden aunt that nobody wants to talk to Picture Quote #1

I have loads of issues with the way classical music is presented. It has been too reverential, too ‘high art’ - if you’re not in the club, they’re not going to let you join. It’s like The Turin Shroud: don’t touch it because it might fall apart Picture Quote #1

I’d like to explode a few myths about what we call classical music. It’s not high art for the titillation of a chosen few Picture Quote #1

The way Fatboy Slim layers motifs is the same as 18th-century baroque counterpoint. You have an idea, then you have an answer to the idea in another voice, then you have a counter idea accompanying the original idea, and you build up your texture like that. I’m really into Kruder and Dorfmeister at the moment, and they do the same thing Picture Quote #1

I admire Tom Ades: he’s a brilliant conductor, and he gets just the right hard, brilliant sound from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for Russian music Picture Quote #1

Parallels between classical and pop are not new. The whole San Francisco movement of John Cage and Terry Riley went hand in glove with what the Velvet Underground were doing Picture Quote #1

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I think most people’s record collections are more interesting than radio generally gives them credit for. You’re likely to be as interested in the Grateful Dead as Palestrina. It pisses me off how compartmentalised music is. I used to be in a punk band, you know? Picture Quote #1

I want to prove that Holst’s ‘The Planets’ can be as much of a sensory overload as a concert by the Grateful Dead, and just as exciting Picture Quote #1

Somerset desperately needs more high-end music making on its doorstep, so the chance to share great music spanning genres as diverse as orchestral classics, trip hop and jazz, in the utterly relaxed and cathartic environment of a Somerset field, is for me the fulfilment of a long-term dream Picture Quote #1

I abhor the words ‘classical music.’ Few things satisfy me more than a really good cover version Picture Quote #1

Most people in the Western world grow up with the received wisdom that Mozart was a genius. But few people necessarily know why. More than anyone else, he captured this something which is the human condition, the fine line that we all constantly dance between joy and pain, between absolute happiness and absolute heartbreak Picture Quote #1

The rest of my family are obsessed by ‘The X Factor:’ I’m intrigued by it, although its musical values are far away from mine, like a cup of tea with 400 lumps of sugar in it. There’s something very strange about Simon Cowell’s lips, isn’t there? Picture Quote #1

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Musical ‘fusion’ projects have earned themselves a bad name, but that’s mainly because they often involve pop artists conscripting orchestras to play unimaginative backdrops to their acts. What’s really exciting is when you spark off a dialogue between very different musical forces Picture Quote #1

There is a terrible conservatism, like a cancer, right in the heartlands of music-making, a tremendous resistance to change, an absolute horror of the idea that more people might connect with music. That infuriates me more than I can say Picture Quote #1

Our pop scene is among the best in the world because there are 300 languages spoken on the streets of London, compared with 200 in New York. Our diversity is our strength Picture Quote #1

People like Aphex Twin, Jason Pierce, Jarvis Cocker and William Orbit are actively showing their interest in a wider field of music. Jarvis and I met on a benefit for an extraordinary man called LaMonte Young, the father of minimalism, who worked with John Cale and shared a loft with Yoko Ono Picture Quote #1

I want people to hear really exciting music played by the best, but in a context where they can clap when they want to, chase their toddlers, drink beer, take photos, get lost in the music and generally be themselves. And because a field has no rules, it’s the perfect place to create unlikely combinations of musical genres Picture Quote #1

A hundred years ago, concerts were far more come-what-may - people played cards, drank beer and appreciated the music. If we go some way towards restoring that spirit, I’ll be happy Picture Quote #1

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Mozart, Beethoven - how can you not want to share them with everyone and anyone? This stuff is of as great importance as the food we eat and the air we breathe Picture Quote #1

I love the way Monteverdi’s opera embodies the triumph of evil love in such a luscious way. The closing love duet is just pure amoral, liquid passion. The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment sound great in the Albert Hall, and the Glyndebourne cast is fabulous Picture Quote #1

The Southbank Centre Unlimited Festival was a distinct moment in time, an amazing counterpoint to the London 2012 Paralympics. There is no question that a major shift in perspective is taking place, that the world is waking up and greeting - as if for the first time - the extraordinary community of people with disability Picture Quote #1

All roads for me lead back to Mozart. In his tragically short life, he breathed new life, fire and meaning into every form of music that existed in his time Picture Quote #1

I hate playing the piano! And it’s so hard to fight for Beethoven’s soul! But that’s what I have to do! Picture Quote #1

For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal Picture Quote #1

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Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story Picture Quote #1

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Classical music has become rarefied, like a maiden aunt that nobody wants to talk to (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I have loads of issues with the way classical music is presented. It has been too reverential, too ‘high art’ - if you’re not in the club, they’re not going to let you join. It’s like The Turin Shroud: don’t touch it because it might fall apart. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I’d like to explode a few myths about what we call classical music. It’s not high art for the titillation of a chosen few. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) The way Fatboy Slim layers motifs is the same as 18th-century baroque counterpoint. You have an idea, then you have an answer to the idea in another voice, then you have a counter idea accompanying the original idea, and you build up your texture like that. I’m really into Kruder and Dorfmeister at the moment, and they do the same thing. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I admire Tom Ades: he’s a brilliant conductor, and he gets just the right hard, brilliant sound from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for Russian music. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) Parallels between classical and pop are not new. The whole San Francisco movement of John Cage and Terry Riley went hand in glove with what the Velvet Underground were doing. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I think most people’s record collections are more interesting than radio generally gives them credit for. You’re likely to be as interested in the Grateful Dead as Palestrina. It pisses me off how compartmentalised music is. I used to be in a punk band, you know? (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I want to prove that Holst’s ‘The Planets’ can be as much of a sensory overload as a concert by the Grateful Dead, and just as exciting. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) Somerset desperately needs more high-end music making on its doorstep, so the chance to share great music spanning genres as diverse as orchestral classics, trip hop and jazz, in the utterly relaxed and cathartic environment of a Somerset field, is for me the fulfilment of a long-term dream. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I abhor the words ‘classical music.’ Few things satisfy me more than a really good cover version. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) Most people in the Western world grow up with the received wisdom that Mozart was a genius. But few people necessarily know why. More than anyone else, he captured this something which is the human condition, the fine line that we all constantly dance between joy and pain, between absolute happiness and absolute heartbreak. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) The rest of my family are obsessed by ‘The X Factor:’ I’m intrigued by it, although its musical values are far away from mine, like a cup of tea with 400 lumps of sugar in it. There’s something very strange about Simon Cowell’s lips, isn’t there? (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) Musical ‘fusion’ projects have earned themselves a bad name, but that’s mainly because they often involve pop artists conscripting orchestras to play unimaginative backdrops to their acts. What’s really exciting is when you spark off a dialogue between very different musical forces. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) There is a terrible conservatism, like a cancer, right in the heartlands of music-making, a tremendous resistance to change, an absolute horror of the idea that more people might connect with music. That infuriates me more than I can say. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) Our pop scene is among the best in the world because there are 300 languages spoken on the streets of London, compared with 200 in New York. Our diversity is our strength. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) People like Aphex Twin, Jason Pierce, Jarvis Cocker and William Orbit are actively showing their interest in a wider field of music. Jarvis and I met on a benefit for an extraordinary man called LaMonte Young, the father of minimalism, who worked with John Cale and shared a loft with Yoko Ono. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I want people to hear really exciting music played by the best, but in a context where they can clap when they want to, chase their toddlers, drink beer, take photos, get lost in the music and generally be themselves. And because a field has no rules, it’s the perfect place to create unlikely combinations of musical genres. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) A hundred years ago, concerts were far more come-what-may - people played cards, drank beer and appreciated the music. If we go some way towards restoring that spirit, I’ll be happy. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) Mozart, Beethoven - how can you not want to share them with everyone and anyone? This stuff is of as great importance as the food we eat and the air we breathe. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I love the way Monteverdi’s opera embodies the triumph of evil love in such a luscious way. The closing love duet is just pure amoral, liquid passion. The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment sound great in the Albert Hall, and the Glyndebourne cast is fabulous. (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) The Southbank Centre Unlimited Festival was a distinct moment in time, an amazing counterpoint to the London 2012 Paralympics. There is no question that a major shift in perspective is taking place, that the world is waking up and greeting - as if for the first time - the extraordinary community of people with disability (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) All roads for me lead back to Mozart. In his tragically short life, he breathed new life, fire and meaning into every form of music that existed in his time (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) I hate playing the piano! And it’s so hard to fight for Beethoven’s soul! But that’s what I have to do! (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal (Charles Hazlewood Quotes) Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story (Charles Hazlewood Quotes)