An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

Quote by Gustav Mahler

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A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks.

The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks.

I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas - I abandon 19...

I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas - I abandon 19...

Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift.

Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with...

Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with...

I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone.

I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone.

To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.

To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.

I was a crazy young man who let himself be blinded by his passions and...

I was a crazy young man who let himself be blinded by his passions and...

The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.

The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.

The further the music develops, the more complex the apparatus used by the composer to...

The further the music develops, the more complex the apparatus used by the composer to...

In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama...

In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama...

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.

Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and...

Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and...

It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step...

It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step...

If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster.

If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster.

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not...

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not...

You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all vanity and delusion.

You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all vanity and delusion.

Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it.

Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's...

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's...