Gustav Mahler

Composer

Austrian Empire

1860 - 1911

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With the coming of spring, I am calm again.
Gustav Mahler
I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.
Gustav Mahler
The spirit can assert itself only through the medium of clear form.
Gustav Mahler
In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.
Gustav Mahler
I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he certainly is not happier.
Gustav Mahler
The real art of conducting consists in transitions.
Gustav Mahler
It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going.
Gustav Mahler
An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.
Gustav Mahler
In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama generally takes place offstage.
Gustav Mahler
The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks.
Gustav Mahler