(28-04-2020, 08:20 PM)Steve kay Wrote: I know Wilde was famous for his aphorisms, such as "you should try anything once, except incest and celibacy" but I've never previously seen him quoted on essential open motoring. The things one learns on the forum.
Isn't that allegedly Thomas Beecham?
"You should try everything once except incest and morris dancing".
He also memorably answered, when asked if he had ever conducted Stockhausen
"No, but I have trod in some", leaving no doubt about his view of the composer.