I was a crazy young man who let himself be blinded by his passions and obeyed only the impulses of the moment.

Quote by Gustav Mahler

Topics: Impulses Quotes

It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.

It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.

With the coming of spring, I am calm again.

With the coming of spring, I am calm again.

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.

The spirit can assert itself only through the medium of clear form.

The spirit can assert itself only through the medium of clear form.

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

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

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...

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I...

I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I...

I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way.

I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way.

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...

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.

Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier.

Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier.

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

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

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...

In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a...

In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a...

There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth...

There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth...

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...

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...

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A...

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A...

What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized.

What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized.