In Romanticism, the main determinant is the mood, the atmosphere. And in that regard, you could also describe Schubert as a Romantic.

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I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In...

I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In...

Rather, I believe that it is very good, if, with the aid of his songs,...

Rather, I believe that it is very good, if, with the aid of his songs,...

Toward the end of his life, one can sense that he was no longer thinking...

Toward the end of his life, one can sense that he was no longer thinking...

Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves...

Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves...

And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out,...

And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out,...

The composition of a single melody is born out of a bit of text, perhaps...

The composition of a single melody is born out of a bit of text, perhaps...

Brahms believed that there was no need to publish absolutely everything that Schubert ever wrote.

Brahms believed that there was no need to publish absolutely everything that Schubert ever wrote.

It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be...

It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be...

If you only do little clusters - three or four songs by one, and another,...

If you only do little clusters - three or four songs by one, and another,...

It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.

It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.

With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plow. The...

Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plow. The...

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I...

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I...

Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our...

Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our...

Unfortunately, it happens all too seldom that you really disappear behind a work, that you...

Unfortunately, it happens all too seldom that you really disappear behind a work, that you...

Particularly at around the age of 70 you reach a stage where you have to...

Particularly at around the age of 70 you reach a stage where you have to...

When you go out onto the stage, all the preparation has to be forced into...

When you go out onto the stage, all the preparation has to be forced into...

All music has to speak in some form or other.

All music has to speak in some form or other.

Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired...

Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired...

But the thing that will always occupy me the most is music.

But the thing that will always occupy me the most is music.