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Message: [QUOTE="msf22b, post: 2491238, member: 656"] He was much beloved in LA but eventually destroyed in NY. I wrote about it in a recent thesis He had (IMHO) great strengths; perhaps the most able accompanist of his time. Soloists loved to play with him and I mean every single star. He also built the orchestra up by hiring many, many super-qualified players, especially woman. But after a while, it became clear that the center of the repertoire from Haydn to Brahms was not of any great interest to him. And when he announced he would step down in 2 or 3 years, his lame duck activity was ravaged by the critics and orchestra itself. A fascinating story and there's a lot more to it... [/QUOTE]