Aaron Rabushka wrote:
>One of the few works by another composer (if not the only one) that
>Stravinsky ever conducted was Tchaikovsky's Symphony #2. I usually find
>other recordings of Stravinsky's music more rewarding than those that he
>conducts himself.
NPR did a wonderful series on Stravinsky...back in the 70s. One program
was on Stravinsky as conductor. There was a story of his conducting the
Tchaikovsky 6th Symphony in Cleveland...a performance supposedly unlike
any. It was at a time when he was more interested in a less fluid
approach. While I can't remember the exact comment, I recall something
about there being a great deal of staccato!
Karl