Who said "I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music" (4)

I believe the answer is:

bach

(Other definitions for bach that I've seen before include "Family of German composers" , "JS --, baroque composer" , "German organist and composer, d. 1750" , "musical great" , "musician" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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