Thomas Beecham Musical Quotations

Her singing reminds me of a cart coming downhill with the brake on.

Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands and all you can do is scratch it.

Composers and musicians have always starved and, as this is a sentimental country, we think the tradition should be continued.

The sound of a harpsichord - two skeletons copulating on a tin roof in a thunderstorm.

What can you do with it? It's like a lot of yaks jumping about.

In the first movement alone, I took note of six pregnancies and at least four miscarriages.

Movie music is noise. It's even more painful than my sciatica.

We cannot expect you to be with us all the time, but perhaps you could be good enough to keep in touch now and again.

Without question the most unpopular medium of musical sound in the world.