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A Confidential Matter: The Letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935

Book by Stefan Zweig · 3 quotes · Musical, About Yourself, Brahms

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A Confidential Matter: The Letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935 Quotes

“Sometimes I have the feeling that you are not quite aware--and this honors you--of the historical greatness of your position, that you think too modestly about yourself. Everything you do is destined to be of historic significance. One day, your letters, your decisions, will belong to all mankind, like those of Wagner and Brahms.”

“What is noble, lyrical, tender in the upper level shown is also with the servants, scoundrels, and scamps, as in a distorting mirror. This contrast seems to me a most appealing musical theme--to show love in its noble and crude forms, romanticism and crass realism mixed as in everyday life.”