More from Thomas Beecham

  1. The musical equivalent of St. Pancras Station
  2. No composer has written as much as 100 bars of worthwhile music since 1925.
  3. If I cannot sing a work, I cannot conduct it.
  4. It is said that in one rehearsal he was unsatisfied with the performance of a female cello soloist, and so said to her 'Madam, you have bet…
  5. The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.
  6. He helped Walter Legge underwrite the creation of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and conducted its premiere concert on 25 October, 1945. Later…
  7. I found it as alluring as a wayward woman and determined to tame it.
  8. 'Here are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.'

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