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What was Pierre Monteux's reputation and repertoire?
Pierre Monteux's biographer John Canarina ranks him with Klemperer and above even Toscanini, whose reputation for strict adherence to the score was, in Canarina's view, less justified than Monteux's.
Was reputation and repertoire an album?
No, it was not.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In June 1964, Pierre Monteux suffered three strokes and a cerebral thrombosis at his home in Maine, where he died on 1 July at the age of 89.
Did Pierre Monteux do any other orchestra?
Pierre Monteux conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Paris and San Francisco Symphony.
Anything else you can share about the article?
David Zinman and Lorin Maazel deputised for Pierre Monteux at the Festival Hall.

Question: What was significant about the reputation?
Self-contained rewrite: What was significant about Pierre Monteux's reputation?