The essence of higher instrumental music lays herein that one is able to express in tones that what one is unable to say in words. See image Richard Wagner
If experiments on animals were abandoned on grounds of compassion, mankind would have made a fundamental advance. See image Richard Wagner
The whole duty of a conductor is comprised in his ability to indicate the right tempo. See image Richard Wagner
The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which the musician speaks to every heart. See image Richard Wagner
I am fond of them, of the inferior beings of the abyss, of those who are full of longing. See image Richard Wagner