The most perfect melodic shapes are found in Mozart; he has the lightness of touch which is the true objective ... Listen to the remarkable expansion of a Mozart melody, to Cherubino's 'Voi che sapete', for instance. You think it… — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
I want to be able to depict in music a glass of beer so accurately that every listener can tell whether it is a… — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but the most difficult to play. — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
don't perspire while conducting - only the audience should get warm. — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
Must one become seventy years old to recognize that one's greatest strength lies in creating musical kitsch? — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
On conducting: If you can just barely hear the French horns on stage, the balance is perfect. — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
I shall never be converted, and I shall remain true to my old religion of the classics until my life's end. — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
Never let the horns and woodwinds out of your sight; if you can hear them at all, they are too loud. — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
Ideas, like young wine, should be put in storage and taken up again only after they have been allowed to ferment and to ripen. — Richard Strauss Copy Share Image
