When You Play, Never Mind Who Listens

For Me Wagner Is Impossible... He Talks Without Ever Stopping. One Can't Just Talk All The Time.

Nothing Right Can Be Accomplished In Art Without Enthusiasm.

If, While At The Piano, You Attempt To Form Little Melodies, That Is Very Well; But If They Come Into Your Mind Of Themselves, When You Are Not Practising, You May Be Still More Pleased; For The Internal Organ Of Music Is Then Roused In You. The Fingers Must Do What The Head Desires; Not The Contrary.

A Fiery, Good Beginner Always Stands Higher Than A Master In Mediocrity.

Music - So Different From Painting - Is The Art Which We Enjoy Most In Company With Others. A Symphony, Presented In A Room With One Other Listener, Would Please Him But Little.