True drama can be conceived only as resulting from the collective impulse of all the arts to communicate in the most immediate way with a collective public... Thus especially the art of tone, developed with such singular diversity in instrumental music, will realize in the collective artwork its richest potential -- will indeed incite the pantomimic art of dancing in turn to wholly new discoveries and inspire the breath of poetry no less to an undreamed-of fullness. For in its isolation music has formed itself an organ capable of the most immeasurable expression - the orchestra.

The essence of higher instrumental music lays herein that one is able to express in tones that what one is unable to say in words.

The immoral profession of musical criticism must be abolished.

That even in its sharpest pangs of pain a dog can still caress its master we have learnt from the studies of vivisectors.

It is a truth forever, that where the speech of man stops short there Music's reign begins.

Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds.

The whole duty of a conductor is comprised in his ability to indicate the right tempo.