In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama generally takes place offstage.
I am thrice homeless, as a native of Bohemia in Austria, as an Austrian among Germans, and as a Jew throughout the world. Everywhere an intruder, never welcomed.
To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.
Even if people censure me, they should do so hat in hand.
Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.
A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.