The Call Of Love Sounds Very Hollow

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.

Beauty And Fullness Of Tone Can Be Achieved By Having The Whole Orchestra Play With High Clarinets And A Carefully Selected Number Of Piccolos.

What I Wanted And What I Visualized While Composing Has Not Always Been Realized.

Destiny Smiles Upon Me But Without Making Me The Least Bit Happier.

Tradition Is Not The Worship Of Ashes, But The Preservation Of Fire.