Sir Thomas Beecham

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.

— Sir Thomas Beecham

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

— Sir Thomas Beecham

Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.

— Sir Thomas Beecham

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

— Sir Thomas Beecham

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

— Sir Thomas Beecham