Music And Love Are The Wings Of

Heine Commenting On The Music Of Louis Hector Berlioz: He Is An Immense Nightingale, A Lark As Great As An Eagle. . . . The Music Causes Me To Dream Of Fabulous Empires, Filled With Fabulous Sins.

Only By Pairing Knowledge With Inspiration Will Art Evolve. Without These Conditions Any Musician Will Remain A Flawed Artist, If One May Speak Of An Artist At All.

It Is Not Enough That The Artist Should Be Well Prepared For The Public. The Public Must Be Well Prepared For What It Is Going To Hear.

To Render My Works Properly Requires A Combination Of Extreme Precision And Irresistible Verve, A Regulated Vehemence, A Dreamy Tenderness, And An Almost Morbid Melancholy.

Time, Time - That Is Our Greatest Master! Alas, Like Ugolino, Time Devours Its Own Children.