"I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws"

This quote by Charles Baudelaire is a funny method of expressing his choice for music that is more spontaneous and unpredictable. He is comparing the music he prefers to the sound of a feline hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to adhere to the panes of glass with its claws. This contrast suggests that the music he prefers is disorderly and unpredictable, and that it is not as structured and made up as the music of Wagner. Baudelaire is suggesting that he delights in music that is more spontaneous and free-flowing, and that he does dislike the more structured and composed music of Wagner. He is revealing his preference for music that is more chaotic and unpredictable, which is not as structured and made up as the music of Wagner.