[on Richard Wagner] A Beautiful Sunset That

Music Is The Expression Of The Movement Of The Waters, The Play Of Curves Described By Changing Breezes.

Do Not Allow The Accents In The Brass To Produce Space Between The Notes.

Anyone Who Calls My Music "impressionist" Is An Imbecile.

The Sound Of The Sea, The Curve Of A Horizon, Wind In Leaves, The Cry Of A Bird Leave Manifold Impression In Us. And Suddenly, Without Our Wishing It At All, One Of These Memories Spills From Us And Finds Expression In Musical Language...i Want To Sing My Interior Landscape With The Simple Artlessness Of A Child.

Beauty Must Appeal To The Senses, Must Provide Us With Immediate Enjoyment, Must Impress Us Or Insinuate Itself Into Us Without Any Effort On Our Part.