3 Thomas Beecham Quotes on Performance

Thomas Beecham quotes on performance

7. If I cannot sing a work, I cannot conduct it.

11. 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!'.

13. '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.'