I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound.

We need improvement in the style of performance. There is no more advantage in a musician who plays and conducts than in one who is only a beater of rhythm.

Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.

Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words.

I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound.

My sole ambition as a composer is to hurl my javelin into the infinite space of the future.

A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances.