"Have you heard any Stockhausen?" Beecham was asked. "No, but I believe I have stepped in some."

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

"Have you heard any Stockhausen?" Beecham was asked. "No, but I believe I have stepped in some."

The bagpipes sound exactly the same when you have finished as when you started

If an opera cannot be played by an organ grinder, it's not going to achieve immortality.

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

Music first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner significance.