The Function Of Music Is To Release

At A Rehearsal I Let The Orchestra Play As They Like. At The Concert I Make Them Play As I Like.

The Sound Of The Harpsichord Resembles That Of A Bird-cage Played With Toasting-forks.

The Trouble With Women In An Orchestra Is That If They're Attractive It Will Upset My Players And If They're Not It Will Upset Me.

If An Opera Cannot Be Played By An Organ Grinder, It's Not Going To Achieve Immortality.

Too Much Counterpoint; What Is Worse, Protestant Counterpoint.