 Not only was he a great conductor but also a wonderful composer, fabulous pianist, and a powerful educator of young audiences.One could agree or disagree with his approach to a particular score but ultimately he was so unbelievably passionate about music, and so convincing in his reading of the piece, that one couldn't help but feel that his way of interpreting it was the only right way.He even made works that, generally speaking, were not considered the most important seem like masterpieces.