The real art of conducting consists in transitions.

Quote by Gustav Mahler

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I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.

I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

It should be one's sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew.

It should be one's sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew.

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.

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...

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...

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

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.

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

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

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.

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.