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CLASSICAL
The violinist must...
The violinist must possess the poet's gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers...
A man only...
A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his...
Any subject is...
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.
The violinist is...
The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency half tiger, half...
Waiting and hoping...
Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is realized it is...
A great poet...
A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.
Source: Letter to Bettina von...
Music is the...
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
Source: In
Art! Who...
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?
Nothing is more...
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
No one should...
No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
Source: Letter, 5 Jun...
Off with you!...
Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better...
Music should strike...
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman.
Only the pure...
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
Source: In
The barriers are...
The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, Thus far and no...
Do not let...
Do not let that trouble Your Excellency; perhaps the greetings are intended for me.
I thank my...
I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity. . . of learning that death is the key which unlocks the...
Neither a lofty...
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love,...
[M]usic, even in...
[M]usic, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm...
As death, when...
As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence . . .
I have formed...
I have formed during the last few years such close relations with this best and truest friend of mankind [death], that...