Music In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience. Gustav Mahler 36
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 31
Opinion Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way. Gustav Mahler 37
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 27
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 29
