Companions, in misery and worse, that is what we all are, and to try to change this substantially avails us nothing.

Quote by Franz Liszt

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A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances.

A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances.

Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the...

Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the...

The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character...

The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character...

Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song...

Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song...

I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather...

I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather...

Without any assistance whatever, I founded a school in Weimar in 10 years. Only I...

Without any assistance whatever, I founded a school in Weimar in 10 years. Only I...

I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are...

I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are...

I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks...

I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks...

Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of...

Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of...

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide...

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide...

It is my fervent wish and my greatest ambition to leave a work with a...

It is my fervent wish and my greatest ambition to leave a work with a...

The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to...

The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to...

In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for...

In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for...

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

The public is always good.

The public is always good.

Truth is a great flirt.

Truth is a great flirt.

Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.

Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.

Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.

Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.

Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is...

Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is...

The music of the Gypsies belongs in the sphere of improvisation rather than in any...

The music of the Gypsies belongs in the sphere of improvisation rather than in any...