Jeremy Siepmann takes an occasionally jaundiced look at the history of conducting, and finds that all is not as it seems. 3: The Triumph of the Stick
The baton makes a late arrival, Spohr and Mendelssohn show that one head is better than three, and noise-makers get their come-uppance.
Readers JOHN WESTBROOK and HUGH DICKSON
Producer RAY ABBOTT. Stereo