He turned into what Kierkegaard would call the aesthete — a man who has become hypersensitive to his potential, settling for nothing and only chasing bass pleasures and the momentarily interesting.

他变成了克尔凯郭尔所说的那种唯美主义者——一个对自己潜敏感的，他再也无法被满足，疯狂追求低级而短暂的欢愉。

Was he at heart an aesthete, happiest making music in beautiful buildings among works of art?

从本质上讲他是不是一个唯美主义者，置身华美的厅堂上，艺术珍品之中，摆弄音乐，陶醉无比？

I think also he's a fascinating combination of esthete and technician himself.

我认为他本也是一位迷地结合了唯美主义者与技术专家的物。

And conversely, there is an interior light that can transfigure forms that the pure aesthetician would regard as imperfect or downright ugly.

相反，有种心灵的光芒可以把纯唯美主义者们认为有缺陷或简直是丑陋的外形变得美好。