Quotes About Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner once declared that civilization disappears before music like mist before the sun. he never dreamed that one day, for its part, music would disappear before civilization, before democracy, like mist before the sun.

The error in the art-genre of Opera consists herein: a Means of expression (Music) has been made the end, while the End of expression (the Drama) has been made a means.

The most tremendous genius raised Mozart above all masters, in all centuries and in all the arts.

I can see Richard Wagner standing at the gates of heaven. You have to let me in, he says. I wrote Parsifal . It has to do with the Grail, Christ, suffering, pity and healing. Right? And they answer, Well, we read it and it makes no sense. SLAM .