Gustav Mahler
Visionary symphonist who bridged Romanticism and Modernism
Most quoted
"The important thing is never to let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries; to continue steadfastly on one's way without letting oneself be either defeated by failure or diverted by applause."
— from Letter, 1902
"The further I get in my development, the more I see that the ultimate goal of the artist is to achieve *through his art* the picture of the world which is purely his own."
— from Letter to Max Marschalk, 1896
"The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause."
— from Letter to Max Kalbeck, 1902
All quotes by Gustav Mahler (346)
The artist must be a fool.
The artist must be a saint.
The artist must be a sinner.
The artist must be a hero.
The artist must be a coward.
The artist must be a lover.
The artist must be a hater.
The artist must be a creator.
The artist must be a destroyer.
The artist must be a builder.
The artist must be a demolisher.
The artist must be a healer.
The artist must be a tormentor.
The artist must be a savior.
The artist must be a destroyer of worlds.
The artist must be a creator of worlds.
The artist must be a mirror.
The artist must be a window.
The artist must be a door.
The artist must be a bridge.
Contemporaries of Gustav Mahler
Other Musics born within 50 years of Gustav Mahler (1860–1911).