Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands and all you can do is scratch it.
Thomas BeechamA soprano in Massenet's Don Quixote complained that she had missed her entry in the aria, "because Mr. Challiapin always dies too soon." "Madam, you must be profoundly in error," said Sir Thomas, "No operatic star has yet died half soon enough for me."
Thomas BeechamMusic first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner significance.
Thomas Beecham