All Thomas Beecham Quotes
Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.
Thomas Beecham
55% of people like this quote
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
Thomas Beecham
54% of people like this quote
All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women.
Thomas Beecham
51% of people like this quote
Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.
Thomas Beecham
48% of people like this quote
The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.
Thomas Beecham
45% of people like this quote
I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.
Thomas Beecham
44% of people like this quote
There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.
Thomas Beecham
44% of people like this quote
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.
Thomas Beecham
43% of people like this quote
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
Thomas Beecham
40% of people like this quote
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