Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Professions : Classical pianist Born : January 5, 1920 Died : June 12, 1995 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Music is a right, but only for those who deserve it! Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli music-is deserve It is not a profession to be a pianist and musician. It is a philosophy, a conception of life that cannot be based on good intentions or natural talent. First and foremost there must be a spirit of sacrifice. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli natural-talent sacrifice philosophy Bad music disturbs me, but wonderful music disturbs me even more. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli bad-music wonderful Similar Authors Artur Schnabel classical-pianist Helene Grimaud classical-pianist Evgeny Kissin classical-pianist Emanuel Ax classical-pianist Maurizio Pollini classical-pianist Krystian Zimerman classical-pianist All Authors