“ I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment… Rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood. ”
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“ Music is the heart of life. Without it, there is no possible good and with it everything is beautiful. ”
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“ I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill. ”
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“ As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation. ”
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“ I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks as well, stand in no further need of my services. ”
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“ Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice. ”
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“ Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his. ”
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“ Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his. ”
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“ Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his. ”
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“ Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless. ”
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“ The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character without presuming to display them as real or imaginary representations. ”
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“ The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants. ”
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“ The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character without presuming to display them as real or imaginary representations. ”
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“ As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation. ”
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“ As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation. ”
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“ Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words. ”
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“ In Hungary al native music is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance. ”
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“ It is my fervent wish and my greatest ambition to leave a work with a few useful instructions for the pianists after me. ”
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“ Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his. ”
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“ Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his. ”
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“ In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance. ”
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“ In Hungary al native music is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance. ”
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“ As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation. ”
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“ A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances. ”
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“ I foster a sorrowful conception of affection. Make no sacrifices. ”
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“ Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice. ”
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“ I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill. ”
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“ Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his. ”
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