In his work a means of escape has been found from outmoded romanticism on the one hand and from a barren objectivity on the other.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

Sibelius is unquestionably a leader in the front rank of symphonic composers. He has got out of the ruts worn by his predecessors far more completely than Brah…

I often conduct an orchestra in my sleep; my orchestras are so huge that the back desks of the violas vanish into the horizon. And everything is so wonderful.

Lolita is one of our finest American novels, a triumph of style and vision, an unforgettable work, Nabokov's best (though not most characteristic) work, a wedd…

Mozart never did too little and never too much; he always attains but never exceeds his goal. ~ Franz Grillparzer

That play of black upon white, white upon black, has the intent and takes the form of creative art. It has in it a flow of the spirit and a harmony of music. E…