Thomas Beecham Biography

Occup.	Composer
From	England
Born	April 29, 1879 St. Helens, Merseyside
Died	March 8, 1961 London, England
Aged	81 years

Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet was a British conductor and impresario. From the very early the twentieth century till his death, Beecham was a significant number in the musical life in Britain as well as, according to Neville Cardus, he was the initial British conductor that had a genuinely international career.

Beecham originated from a rich industrial family members. He used his money to change the opera scene in England from the 1910s till the beginning of World War II when he operated at Covent Garden, Drury Lane as well as His Majesty's Theatre with worldwide stars, his own hand-picked band and a range of operas.

London still has 2 bands, which was started by Beecham: London Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He additionally has close relate to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as well as the Hallé Orchestra in his hjemamt, Lancashire. His arsenal was eclectic, as he occasionally preferred lesser-known authors as opposed to bigger, a lot more renowned authors. His specialties consisted of the composers whose works are seldom played in Britain prior to Beecham stuck out as an interpreter, as an example, Frederick Delius and Hector Berlioz.

His strength stocked the classical and also enchanting repertoire. He has actually directed such works of Jean Sibelius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn and also Edvard Grieg. His document company was EMI.

He was understood for his wit, as well as many "Beechamhistorier" narrated still almost fifty years after his death.

Our collection contains 10 quotes who is written / told by Thomas.

Related authors: Jack Brymer (Musician), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Musician), George Szell (Composer), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Joseph Haydn (Composer)

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10 Famous quotes by Thomas Beecham

"All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women"

"A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it"

"Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica"

"No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me"

"Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle"

"The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes"

"Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away"

"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"

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

"Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory"