What did Gustav Mahler mean by: If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. - Gustav Mahler Copy
+ Tradition is the spreading of fire and not the veneration of ashes. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustav Mahler, Ashes, Fire, Tradition, 0 - Gustav Mahler
+ There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustav Mahler, Difference, 0 - Gustav Mahler
+ Only when I experience do I compose – only when I compose do I experience. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustav Mahler, Experience, 0 - Gustav Mahler
+ A full cup of wine at the right time is worth more than all the kingdoms of this earth! Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustav Mahler, Earth, Kingdoms, Wine, 0 - Gustav Mahler
+ I beg of you… never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustav Mahler, Assumption, Disguise, 0 - Gustav Mahler
+ I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustav Mahler, Inspiration, Wall, 0 - Gustav Mahler
+ All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustav Mahler, Details, Fate, Perfect, 0 - Gustav Mahler
+ The spirit can assert itself only through the medium of clear form. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustav Mahler, Form, Spirit, 0 - Gustav Mahler
If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a sad state. - Frank Zappa Musician · USA
The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The court is like a palace of marble; it’s composed of people very hard and very polished. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. - Leopold Stokowski Conductor · United Kingdom
Don’t only practise your art, but force your way into its secrets. - Ludwig van Beethoven Composer · Germany
A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become. - W. H. Auden Poet · England
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made. - Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
