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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

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...