The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.
A musicologist is a man who can read music but cannot hear it.
When asked whether he minded if someone smoked in a non-smoking compartment. Certainly not if you don't object if I'm sick.
No woman is worth the loss of a night's sleep.
Magical music never leaves the memory.
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.