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Quotes from Conductors by John L. Holmes — Thomas Beecham

1879–1961 England

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4 quotes

I found it as alluring as a wayward woman and determined to tame it.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

If I cannot sing a work, I cannot conduct it.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

No composer has written as much as 100 bars of worthwhile music since 1925.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thomas Beecham (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.