Stendhal Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: January 23, 1783 - March 23, 1842
Birthday: January 23
Death: March 23
The first characteristic of Rossini's music is speed - a speed which removes from the soul all the sombre emotions that are so powerfully evoked within us by the slow strains in Mozart. I find also in Rossini a cool freshness, which, measure by measure, makes us smile with delight.
topic: Soul, Delight, Firsts, Rossini
