The sound of the harpsichord resembles that of a bird-cage played with toasting-forks.

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

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

I find brass bands have a melancholy sound. All right out of doors, of course - fifty miles away. Like bagpipes, they turn what had been a dream into a public nuisance.

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.

The sound of the harpsichord resembles that of a bird-cage played with toasting-forks.

At a rehearsal I let the orchestra play as they like. At the concert I make them play as I like.