Melody as revealed in the greatest works of our classics is one of the most noble gifts which an invisible deity has bestowed on mankind. (Richard Strauss)

Melody as revealed in the greatest works of our classics is one of the most noble gifts which an invisible deity has bestowed on mankind.

Richard Strauss

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