"Have you heard any Stockhausen?" Beecham was asked. "No, but I believe I have stepped in some."
Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint.
In the first movement alone, I took note of six pregnancies and at least four miscarriages.
The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.
Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.
The sound of the harpsichord resembles that of a bird-cage played with toasting-forks.