Thomas Beecham Quotes on Criticism
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Asked if he had ever conducted any Stockhausen, he said, 'No, but I once trod in some.'
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Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint.
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A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
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The musical equivalent of St. Pancras Station
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No composer has written as much as 100 bars of worthwhile music since 1925.
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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 between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands, and all you can do is scratch it!'.