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Gustav Mahler quotes

Austrian Composer July 7, 1860 – May 18, 1911

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Gustav Mahler quote: "Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it."
Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed..."
All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note..."
There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously..."
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
Gustav Mahler quote: "Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift."
Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word..."
I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything."
A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are..."
Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "It should be one's sole endeavor to see everything afresh and..."
It should be one's sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas - I..."
I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas - I abandon 19 out of 20 of them every day. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not..."
What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's..."
Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all..."
You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all vanity and delusion. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never..."
I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise. Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler quote: "Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let..."
Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle. Gustav Mahler

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