Nick Perovich wrote: >For what it's worth, let me quote Schoenberg on Walter: "A magnificent >conductor, but a nasty creature who makes me feel sick whenever I think of >him." Says Michael Tanner: "He cultivated a gentle, conciliatory manner >which concealed a ruthless ambition and vindictiveness." Schoenberg is a little like Alma Mahler -- you have to figure out his inner motives before you can trust his remarks. And who is Tanner? Bill S