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

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What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing...

What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

Which is why, in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only...

Which is why, in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only...

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...

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...

The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it.

The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it.

But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer...

But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer...