Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a stellar performance of Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony in F minor for the opening concert of Carnegie Hall’s 1997 season. Barenboim’s “non-conducting,” almost DARING the orchestra not to stay together, is an example of his mastery. Please don’t waste space commenting on his “non-classic” technique–only complete plebians and marching band students need a human metronome with an invariant beat pattern. Barenboim’s a genius, plain and simple.
