Thomas Beecham
Composer
1879-04-29
Quotes by Thomas Beecham
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All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women.
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If I were a dictator I should make it compulsory for every member of the population between the ages of four and eighty to listen to Mozart for at least a quarter of an hour daily for the coming five years.
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The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.
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Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
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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.
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