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

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

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

Without question the most unpopular medium of musical sound in the world.

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

Beethoven's last quartets were written by a deaf man and should only be listened to by a deaf man.

What can you do with it? It's like a lot of yaks jumping about.