Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift.

Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift.

In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.

The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

But it's peculiar, as soon as I am in the midst of nature and by myself, everything that is base and trivial vanishes without trace. On such days nothing scares me; and this helps me again and again.

A full cup of wine at the right time is worth more than all the kingdoms of this earth!