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Favorite Gustav Mahler Quotes

1. "A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything." ~ Gustav Mahler
2. "The real art of conducting consists in transitions." ~ Gustav Mahler
3. "I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way." ~ Gustav Mahler
4. "An operetta is simply a small and gay opera." ~ Gustav Mahler
5. "The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks." ~ Gustav Mahler
6. "It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step by step, a new pathway to it." ~ Gustav Mahler
7. "I was a crazy young man who let himself be blinded by his passions and obeyed only the impulses of the moment." ~ Gustav Mahler
8. "In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama generally takes place offstage." ~ Gustav Mahler
9. "I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise." ~ Gustav Mahler
10. "In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience." ~ Gustav Mahler
11. "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
12. "I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he certainly is not happier." ~ Gustav Mahler
13. "I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding." ~ Gustav Mahler
14. "I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone." ~ Gustav Mahler
15. "Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again." ~ Gustav Mahler
16. "All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish." ~ Gustav Mahler
17. "Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it." ~ Gustav Mahler
18. "If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." ~ Gustav Mahler
19. "With the coming of spring, I am calm again." ~ Gustav Mahler
20. "Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking." ~ Gustav Mahler

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