I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill.

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

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

The music of the Gypsies belongs in the sphere of improvisation rather than in any other, without which it would have no power to exist.

Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.

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.

It is my fervent wish and my greatest ambition to leave a work with a few useful instructions for the pianists after me.