"The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope…"

"Claude Debussy was a rare phenomenon — a composer profoundly and subversively revolutionary..."

"The colour of my soul is iron-grey and sad bats wheel about the steeple of my dreams."

"I confess that I am no longer thinking in musical terms, or at least not much, even though I believe with all my hear…"

"Every sound perceived by the acute ear in the rhythm of the world about us can be represented musically. Some people …"

"The worship of Adonis is united with that of Christ."

"Do you really think that my music is devoid of religious antecedents? Do you wish to put an artist's soul under restr…"

"I do not practise religion in accordance with the sacred rites. I have made mysterious Nature my religion. I do not b…"

"I wish to write down my musical dreams in a spirit of utter self-detachment. I wish to sing of my interior visions wi…"

"Music should humbly seek to please; within these limits great beauty may perhaps be found. Extreme complication is co…"