"Music is for me like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them …"

"If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is som…"

"Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the …"

"Never pay any attention to what critics say…Remember, a statue has never been set up in honour of a critic!"

"It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money."

"The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circ…"

"I often conduct an orchestra in my sleep; my orchestras are so huge that the back desks of the violas vanish into the…"

"Art is the signature of civilizations."

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

"Sibelius is unquestionably a leader in the front rank of symphonic composers. He has got out of the ruts worn by his …"