Gabriel Faure
For me, art, and especially music, exist to elevate us as far as possible above everyday existence.Collection: Art
If one has not heard Wagner at Bayreuth, one has heard nothing! Take lots of handkerchiefs because you will cry a great deal! Also take a sedative because you will be exalted to the point of delirium!Collection: Cry
Mozart's music is particularly difficult to perform. His admirable clarity exacts absolute cleanness: the slightest mistake in it stands out like black on white. It is music in which all the notes must be heard.Collection: Mistake