Eduard Hanslick Quotes

A collection of quotes by Eduard Hanslick.

Eduard Hanslick (1825-1904) was an influential music critic and aesthetician from Austria. He is best known for his conservative views on music and his championing of the "absolute music" concept, focusing on the form and structure rather than extramusical associations. Hanslick's book, "Vom Musikalisch-Schönen" (On the Beautiful in Music), published in 1854, became a significant work in the field of music aesthetics. He also served as a professor of music history and aesthetics at the University of Vienna and contributed extensively to musical journalism throughout his career.

An art aims, above all, at producing something beautiful whi

An art aims, above all, at producing something beautiful which affects not our feelings but the organ of pure contemplation, our imagination.

Eduard Hanslick

Imagination

Grant that the true organ with which the beautiful is appreh

Grant that the true organ with which the beautiful is apprehended is the imagination, and it follows that all arts are likely to affect the feelings indirectly.

Eduard Hanslick

Imagination