Gustav Mahler – 6 Quotes

6 Quotes by Gustav Mahler

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

The point is not to take the world’s opinion as a guiding star but to go one’s way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause.

– Gustav Mahler

The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.

– Gustav Mahler

I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.

– Gustav Mahler

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.

– Gustav Mahler

The real art of conducting consists in transitions.

– Gustav Mahler