"Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite is the Fifth. As the great Mahler expert Donald Mitchell said that if Mahler had written another Symphony, it would have been my Fifth!"
- Malcolm Arnold
About this Quote
Malcolm Arnold is expressing his pride in all of his harmonies, but admits that the Fifth holds a special place in his heart. He additionally references a statement from Mahler specialist Donald Mitchell, that thought that if Mahler had composed another symphony, it would have been comparable in vogue to Arnold's Fifth Symphony.
This quote is written / told by Malcolm Arnold somewhere between October 21, 1921 and today. He/she was a famous Composer from England.
The author also have 2 other quotes.
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
