Nick Perovich <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Bill S wrote, in regard to Mats Morrman's comments about Walter's unfair >scolding of orchestral players: > >>All I have heard about Walter, and I know many musicians and others who >>played under him and attended his recording sessions, is the opposite from >>what you said here. He was the furthest from a tyrant. There have been >>many rehearsal and recording session tapes and none evidence the sort of >>behavior you mention. Quite the opposite. > >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." As I said. The bio I referred to has no sources listed, but it is full of examples. For example when that round-breathing was the new snob for wind players...the first trumpeter in Walters orchestra had not yet mastered the technique in full, and failed to hold on a long tone in a solo at one repetition (forgot which work). Walter screamed: "Idiot!". Perhaps it is not allowed for a musician to care for ones own development too? Mats Norrman [log in to unmask]