96 Quotes by Gustav Mahler

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

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone.

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

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

In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.

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

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

The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel the difference between the few men who are truly great and the mere virtuosi.