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.

Quote by Thomas Beecham

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All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy...

All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy...

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.

No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.

A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion...

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion...

Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.

Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.

The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.

The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.