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.

In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance.

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

The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character without presuming to display them as real or imaginary representations.

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

Oral musical traditions are rooted in assured and scrupulous faith.

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.