We shouldn't repeat the same for ages on end, but look into the new as well..

Send light to the dark hearts of men, that is the duty the artist..

Think it a vile habit to alter works of good composers, to omit parts of them, or to insert new-fashioned ornaments. This is the greatest insult you ….

You should diligently play scales and fingerpractices. There are many, however, who believe they'll achieve all, by practicing daily on technique for….

You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes..

We have learned to express the more delicate nuances of feeling by penetrating more deeply into the mysteries of harmony..

My symphonies would have reached Opus 100 if I had but written them down... Sometimes I am so full of music, and so overflowing with melody, that I f….

When young, one learns his craftsmanship, may become a young master, and it is youth that is most auspicious for developing certain skills..

An evil fate has deprived me of the full use of my right hand, so that I am not able to play my compositions as I feel them. The trouble with my hand….

My heart pounds sickeningly and I turn pale... I often feel as if I were dead... I seem to be losing my mind..

Nature best teaches how to pray, and how to reverence all the gifts the Almighty has given us. She is like a vast outspread handkerchief, embroidered….

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place..

Perhaps only a Genius can truly understand Genius..

We may be sure that a genius like Mozart, were he born today, would write concertos like Chopin and not like Mozart..

My indifference to money and my spendthrift ways are disgraceful. You have no idea how reckless I am; how often I practically throw money out of the ….

I sometimes lack confidence in public, although I am proud enough inwardly..

It is the curse of talent that, although it labors with greater steadiness and perseverance than genius, it does not reach its goal, while genius alr….