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

Quote by Gustav Mahler

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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...

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

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

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

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

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 longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel...

The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel...

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he...

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he...

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...

The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to...

The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to...

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

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

Even if people censure me, they should do so hat in hand.

Even if people censure me, they should do so hat in hand.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is...

It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is...