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Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The essence of higher instrumental music lays herein

The essence of higher instrumental music lays herein that one is able to express in tones that what one is unable to say in words. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: One might say that where Religion becomes artificial,

One might say that where Religion becomes artificial, it is reserved for Art to save the spirit of religion. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Certain things in Mozart will and can never

Certain things in Mozart will and can never be excelled. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Divorce is one of the most financially traumatic

Divorce is one of the most financially traumatic things you can go through. Money spent on getting mad or getting even is money wasted. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: A political man is disgusting, but a political

A political man is disgusting, but a political wife, horrible. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Plant life instead of animal food is the

Plant life instead of animal food is the keystone of regeneration. Jesus used bread instead of flesh and wine in place of blood at the Lord's Supper. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: We must learn to die, and to die

We must learn to die, and to die in the fullest sense of the word. The fear of the end is the source of all lovelessness — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Ludwig Van Beethoven: Richard Wagner commenting on the music of Ludvig

Richard Wagner commenting on the music of Ludvig Van Beethoven: He was a Titan, wrestling with the Gods. — Ludwig Van Beethoven

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Music is the living God in our bosoms.

Music is the living God in our bosoms. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Wherever the fish are, that's where we go.

Wherever the fish are, that's where we go. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: That even in its sharpest pangs of pain

That even in its sharpest pangs of pain a dog can still caress its master we have learnt from the studies of vivisectors. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Imagination creates reality.

Imagination creates reality. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: I know nothing at all about music.

I know nothing at all about music. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: I know of only one composer who measures

I know of only one composer who measures up to Beethoven, and that is Bruckner. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Music is the inarticulate speech of the heart,

Music is the inarticulate speech of the heart, which cannot be compressed into words, because it is infinite. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: I wish I could score everything for horns.

I wish I could score everything for horns. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The most tremendous genius raised Mozart above all

The most tremendous genius raised Mozart above all masters,
in all centuries and in all the arts. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The whole duty of a conductor is comprised

The whole duty of a conductor is comprised in his ability to indicate the right tempo. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Joy is not in things; it is in

Joy is not in things; it is in us — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: You know my faithfulness to you, never can

You know my faithfulness to you, never can another own my heart, never - never - never ... — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Music truely has to all other arts the

Music truely has to all other arts the same relation as religion to the church. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Blessed be, the genius who never knew good

Blessed be, the genius who never knew good fortune! Genius in itself already means so much; what meaning does luck still hold for him? — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The French idea of playing an instrument well

The French idea of playing an instrument well is to be able to SING well upon it. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The immoral profession of musical criticism must be

The immoral profession of musical criticism must be abolished. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Taruskin: Everybody feels oppressed during a Wagner performance. That

Everybody feels oppressed during a Wagner performance. That is part of the appeal. — Richard Taruskin

Richard Wagner Quotes By Zubin Mehta: You might say that Richard Wagner was the

You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere! — Zubin Mehta

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Never look at the trombones, it only encourages

Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Leonard Bernstein: I hate you, Richard Wagner ... but I

I hate you, Richard Wagner ... but I hate you on my knees. — Leonard Bernstein

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Many's the man/ who thought himself wise/ but

Many's the man/ who thought himself wise/ but what he needed/ he did not know ... — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The only form of music is melody, without

The only form of music is melody, without melody music is not feasible, and music and melody are quite inseparable. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Achievements, seldom credited to their source, are the

Achievements, seldom credited to their source, are the result of unspeakable drudgery and worries. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Whatever my passions demand of me, I become

Whatever my passions demand of me, I become for the time being - musician, poet, director, author, lecturer or anything else. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: I am fond of them, of the inferior

I am fond of them, of the inferior beings of the abyss, of those who are full of longing. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: In contrast to reincarnation and karma, all other

In contrast to reincarnation and karma, all other views seem petty and narrow — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: I regard the Jewish race as the born

I regard the Jewish race as the born enemy of pure humanity and everything that is noble in it. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: I am writing Parsifal only for my wife

I am writing Parsifal only for my wife - if I had to depend on the German spirit, I should have nothing more to say. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: I write music with an exclamation point!

I write music with an exclamation point! — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Human dignity begins to assert itself only at

Human dignity begins to assert itself only at the point where man is distinguishable from the beast by pity for it. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: It is a truth forever, that where the

It is a truth forever, that where the speech of man stops short there Music's reign begins. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: My destiny is solitude, and my life is

My destiny is solitude, and my life is work. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: If experiments on animals were abandoned on grounds

If experiments on animals were abandoned on grounds of compassion, mankind would have made a fundamental advance. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which

Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: I know absolutely nothing about music.

I know absolutely nothing about music. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: But then such a book as this is

But then such a book as this is not meant to amuse. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: It is impossible to communicate with Schumann. The

It is impossible to communicate with Schumann. The man is hopeless; he doesn't talk at all. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Any so-called stimulus program is a ruse. The

Any so-called stimulus program is a ruse. The government can increase its spending only by reducing private spending equivalently. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Bruckner he is my man!

Bruckner he is my man! — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The purpose of art: to make the unconscious

The purpose of art: to make the unconscious conscious. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: For once you are going to hear a

For once you are going to hear a dream, a dream that I have made sound ... I dreamed all this; never could my poor head have invented such a thing. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The language of tones belongs equally to all

The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which the musician speaks to every heart. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: The oldest, truest, most beautiful organ of music,

The oldest, truest, most beautiful organ of music, the origin to which alone our music owes its being, is the human voice. — Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner Quotes By Mark Twain: Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds. — Mark Twain

Richard Wagner Quotes By Richard Wagner: Whatever I thought right, to others seemed wrong;

Whatever I thought right, to others seemed wrong; what I held to be bad, others approved of. — Richard Wagner