Music In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience. Gustav Mahler 0
Music If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. Gustav Mahler 0
Opinion Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way. Gustav Mahler 1
Opinion The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor... Gustav Mahler 4
Beauty 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 0