To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.

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

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

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized.

There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note.