We should have a music of our own - if possible, without any Sauerkraut.
Experience is a form of paralysis.
Before I compose a piece, I walk round it several times, accompanied by myself.
Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals" ... Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics" ... The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course.
Je suis venu au monde tres jeune dans un temps tres vieux
Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk.