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

Thomas Beecham

“Asked if he had ever conducted any Stockhausen, he said, "No, but I once trod in some."”

Thomas Beecham

“Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint.”

Thomas Beecham

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

Thomas Beecham

“The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.”

Thomas Beecham