I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.

Richard Strauss

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Never look encouragingly at the brass, except with a brief glance to give an important cue.

Richard Strauss

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I shall never be converted, and I shall remain true to my old religion of the classics until my life's end.

Richard Strauss

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