Quotes of Gustav Mahler - somelinesforyou

“ Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ With the coming of spring, I am calm again. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ The spirit can assert itself only through the medium of clear form. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ An operetta is simply a small and gay opera. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ The further the music develops, the more complex the apparatus used by the composer to express his thoughts becomes. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ The further the music develops, the more complex the apparatus used by the composer to express his thoughts becomes. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it. ”

- Gustav Mahler

“ What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized. ”

- Gustav Mahler
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