Quotes by Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann

“We liked it” or “I didn’t like it” people say. As if it were nothing higher than to please the people!

Higher

People

Please

A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity.

Beginners

Masters

Mediocrity

An evil fate has deprived me of the full use of my right hand, so that I am not able to play my compositions as I feel them. The trouble with my hand is that certain fingers have become so weak, probably through writing and playing too much at one time, that I can hardly use them.

Fate

Hands

Writing

Art was not created as a way to riches. Strive to become a true artist; all else will take care of itself.

Art

Care

Music

Believe me, were I ever to accomplish anything, it would be in music, which has always attracted me; and, without overestimating myself, I am conscious of possessing a certain creative faculty.

Believe

Creative

Would Be

Can that which has cost the artist days, weeks, months and even years of reflection be understood in a flash by a dilettante?

Artist

Reflection

Years

Confidence and courage are special skills to the art … Within the four walls of his study, the artist should be modest, work diligently and conscientiously. While for the public, he’ll show himself audacious, yes even into cheerful boldness. And so a new public’s darling has arisen.

Art

Skills

Wall

Does it not seem as if Mozart’s works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them?

Doe

Ifs

Seems

Endeavour to play easy pieces well and with elegance; that is better than to play difficult pieces badly.

Easy

Pieces

Play

For me Wagner is impossible… he talks without ever stopping. One can’t just talk all the time.

Impossible

Stopping

Wagner

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Age

Art

Artist

Attractive

Beautiful

Beginners

Believe

Body

Care

Children

Chosen

Clear

Coaching

Composition

Creative

Dark

Desire

Different

Doe

Dog

Done

Dream

Easier

Easy

Elements

Emotion

Ends

Enemy

Enough

Enthusiasm

Eye

Fate

Feelings

Firsts

Flames

Form

Founders

Funny

Genius

Giving

Goal

Hands

Heart

Heaven

Higher

Ideas

Ifs

Impossible

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Quotes by Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann

“We liked it” or “I didn’t like it” people say. As if it were nothing higher than to please the people!

A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity.

An evil fate has deprived me of the full use of my right hand, so that I am not able to play my compositions as I feel them. The trouble with my hand is that certain fingers have become so weak, probably through writing and playing too much at one time, that I can hardly use them.

Art was not created as a way to riches. Strive to become a true artist; all else will take care of itself.

Believe me, were I ever to accomplish anything, it would be in music, which has always attracted me; and, without overestimating myself, I am conscious of possessing a certain creative faculty.

Can that which has cost the artist days, weeks, months and even years of reflection be understood in a flash by a dilettante?

Confidence and courage are special skills to the art … Within the four walls of his study, the artist should be modest, work diligently and conscientiously. While for the public, he’ll show himself audacious, yes even into cheerful boldness. And so a new public’s darling has arisen.

Does it not seem as if Mozart’s works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them?

Endeavour to play easy pieces well and with elegance; that is better than to play difficult pieces badly.

For me Wagner is impossible… he talks without ever stopping. One can’t just talk all the time.

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