prelude

"the beginning of a concert is more privileged than the beginning of a book. one could say that sound itself is more privileged than words. a book is full of the same words that are used every day, day after day, to explain, describe, demand, argue, beg, enthuse, tell the truth and lie. our thoughts take shape in words; therefore, the words on the page must compete with the words in our minds. music has a much larger world of associations at its disposal precisely because of its ambivalent nature; it is both inside and outside the world."

~daniel barenboim {from the prelude of the book, music quickens time}