The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous may happen.
Art is the most beautiful deception of all!
Extreme complication is contrary to art.
The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew.
First of all, ladies and gentlemen, you must forget that you are singers.
The colour of my soul is iron-grey and sad bats wheel about the steeple of my dreams.