The 65+ Gustav Mahler Quotes

Even If People Censure Me, They Should Do So Hat In Hand.

What I Wanted And What I Visualized While Composing Has Not Always Been Realized.

Don't Bother To Look, I've Composed All This Already.

I Hope You Will No Longer Accuse Me Of A Lack Of Delicacy. As I Now Count On Your Understanding.

The Spirit Can Assert Itself Only Through The Medium Of Clear Form.

The Further The Music Develops, The More Complex The Apparatus Used By The Composer To Express His Thoughts Becomes.

Tradition Is Laziness.

An Operetta Is Simply A Small And Gay Opera.

If I Weren't The Way I Am, I Shouldn't Write My Symphonies.

In Its Beginnings, Music Was Merely Chamber Music, Meant To Be Listened To In A Small Space By A Small Audience.

I Also Had A Brother Who Was Like Me A Musician And A Composer. A Man Of Great Talent, Far More Gifted Than I. He Died Very Young... He Killed Himself In The Prime Of His Life.

With The Coming Of Spring, I Am Calm Again.