The Trouble With Women In An Orchestra

It Is Quite Untrue That British People Don't Appreciate Music. They May Not Understand It But They Absolutely Love The Noise It Makes.

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.

Composers And Musicians Have Always Starved And, As This Is A Sentimental Country, We Think The Tradition Should Be Continued.

If I Were A Dictator I Should Make It Compulsory For Every Member Of The Population Between The Ages Of Four And Eighty To Listen To Mozart For At Least A Quarter Of An Hour Daily For The Coming Five Years.

Elgar's First Symphony Is The Musical Equivalent Of St Pancras Railway Station.