There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note.
I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.
It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.
A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.
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.
An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.