Quotes by Chamber Music I never listen to music when I'm writing. Ben Fountain choral-music chamber-music writing Chamber music - a conversation between friends. Catherine Drinker Bowen chamber-music conversation friendship Even if you are a pianist, your concerto repertoire is very limited compared to what your chamber repertoire would be if you were a chamber music pianist. David Finckel pianist chamber-music would-be I think you can tell a lot from the lives of many of today's great soloists. Their participation and gravitation towards chamber music is ever increasing. David Finckel chamber-music today thinking In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience. Gustav Mahler chamber-music audience space Music always stimulates my imagination. When I'm writing I usually have some Baroque music on low in the background chamber music by Bach, Telemann, and the like. Haruki Murakami chamber-music imagination writing I never liked opera growing up. I always liked chamber music or solo music even more than orchestral music. Tod Machover chamber-music opera growing-up