Georg Schnéevoigt

In Europe young Schnéevoigt was considered skilled,[4] but by an accounting [clarification needed] of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Schnéevoigt's conducting style was characterised as "flaccid", "paunchy", "phlegmatic", and "plodding", with "little or no sense of direction so far as discipline was concerned".

[5] The accounting[clarification needed] by Los Angeles Philharmonic is not in accordance with the contemporary critique of Schnéevoigt's conducting.

The critiques published in the papers of Los Angeles during 1927–1929 were mainly positive and especially Schnéevoigt's Mahler interpretations were applauded.

[6] A reason for Schnéevoigt's apparent loss of reputation, may be that he was succeeded by two legendary conductors (Artur Rodziński and Otto Klemperer) and so his achievements were forgotten.

It was originally planned for Robert Kajanus, a close friend of Sibelius, to record the symphony, but because of his death in 1933 it was instead done by Schnéevoigt.