Does it not seem as if Mozart's works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them?

My symphonies would have reached Opus 100 if I had but written them down... Sometimes I am so full of music, and so overflowing with melody, that I find it simply impossible to write down anything.

The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes life easier and simpler.

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

For me Wagner is impossible... he talks without ever stopping. One can't just talk all the time.

For me, music is always the language which permits one to converse with the Beyond.

Confidence and courage are special skills to the art ... Within the four walls of his study, the artist should be modest, work diligently and conscientiously. While for the public, he'll show himself audacious, yes even into cheerful boldness. And so a new public's darling has arisen.