About the conductor Dmitri Mitropoulos

Dmitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960) was born in Athens to a family with strong ecclesiastical connections. He showed very soon that he was a musical prodigy, both in piano technique and still more remarkably in memorizing complex musical scores. He composed early on but Busoni persuaded him to give that up. He was a repetiteur in Berlin under Erich Kleiber, then moved to Athens as a conductor and in 1936 was invited by Koussevitzky to Boston. After a sensational debut, for the rest of his career he was based in the USA becoming conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1937, his happiest years. He was then made chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic from 1949 to 1957 where he encountered much criticism for his over enthusiastic inclusion of contemporary scores. At the same time, he started conducting some highly successful productions at the Metropolitan Opera, New York and also in Italy at La Scala. He regularly conducted at the major European Festivals with the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic orchestras but his health deteriorated rapidly during the late 1950s and he died conducting Mahler's Symphony No.3 in Milan with the La Scala Orchestra in November 1960.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Dmitri Mitropoulos

CATALOGUE NR: DDR71117
RECORD LABEL: Doremi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.99 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 23-Oct-2006

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in E minor B178 op.95 'From the New World'. Slavonic Dance No.1 in C B83 op.46. Slavonic Dance No.3 in A flat B83 op.46.
ORCHESTRA: Budapest Philharmonic and Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Stephen Pomerantz and Dmitri Mitropoulos

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Aug-1994 No.9 and Dec-1940 rest

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CATALOGUE NR: C204891B
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT

COMPOSER: Arnold Schoenberg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op.36 (Schoenberg). Symphony No.5 op.100 (Prokofiev).
ORCHESTRA: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Louis Krasner      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Live recording 1954

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CATALOGUE NR: BID80209
RECORD LABEL: Biddulph
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 9.49 including VAT, or £ 8.08 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 04-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in A minor op.33 (Saint-Saens). Schelomo (Bloch). Variations on a Rococo Theme in A op.33 (Tchaikovsky).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos and George Szell
ARTISTS: Leonard Rose      

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CATALOGUE NR: TAH531532
RECORD LABEL: Tahra
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 25.00 including VAT, or £ 21.28 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Jul-2004

COMPOSER: Carl Maria von Weber  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Mitropoulos in New York
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in C J50 op.19 (von Weber). Symphony No.2 in D op.36 (Beethoven). Symphony No.2 in D op.73 (Brahms). Les Nuits d'ete op.7 (Berlioz). Wachet auf (JS Bach orch. Ormandy).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Eleanor Steber      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live performances 1951-53

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CATALOGUE NR: AUR2152
RECORD LABEL: Aura
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 5.65 including VAT, or £ 4.81 excluding VAT

COMPOSER: Cesar Franck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Variations Symphoniques (Franck). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra op.54 (Schumann). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra op.16 (Grieg).
ORCHESTRA: Los Angeles Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Alfred Wallenstein and Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli      

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CATALOGUE NR: URN22240
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 9.49 including VAT, or £ 8.08 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Sep-2003

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: La Mer (Debussy). Petrouchka (Stravinsky). Symphony No.1 in D op.25 'Classical' (Prokofiev).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Recorded 1951 and 1940

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CATALOGUE NR: RM11908
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 9.49 including VAT, or £ 8.08 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Sep-2003

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.5 in D minor op.47 (Shostakovich). The Poem of Ecstasy op.54 (Scriabin).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Recorded in New York 1952-53

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CATALOGUE NR: 88697008122
RECORD LABEL: Sony Great Performances
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 20-Nov-2006

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in A minor op.99 (Shostakovich). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.35 (Tchaikovsky).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos and Eugene Ormandy
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

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CATALOGUE NR: IDIS6355
RECORD LABEL: Istituto Discografico Italiano
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 10.99 including VAT, or £ 9.35 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Aug-2001

COMPOSER: Ernest Chausson  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto (Dvorak). Poeme op.25 For Violin And Orchestra (Chausson).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Isaac Stern   Albert Spalding    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recordings made in Mar-1951 and circa 1950

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CATALOGUE NR: C488981B
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jun-1998

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Orchestral Works
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 (Mendelssohn) Variationen op.31 (Schoenberg). La Mer (Debussy).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in the Great Hall, Salzburg Festival 1960 in the only occasion Mitropoulos conducted the BPO - Penguin Guide 2 star

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CATALOGUE NR: RM11904
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 9.49 including VAT, or £ 8.08 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 30-Jun-2003

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in E flat op.55 'Eroica'. Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67.
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in New York 2-Nov-1953

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CATALOGUE NR: MACD1197
RECORD LABEL: Music and Arts
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.75 including VAT, or £ 10.00 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 02-Apr-2007

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn). Violin Concerto in D op.77 (Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter and Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Joseph Szigeti      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 2-Feb-1941 and 24-Oct-1948

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0317
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 27-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in A minor op.56 'Scottish' (Mendelssohn). Symphony in D Minor (Franck).
ORCHESTRA: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1941 & 1939

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CATALOGUE NR: MM0142
RECORD LABEL: Medici Masters
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 28-Aug-2007

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TITLE: Dmitri Mitropoulos
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in A minor op.56 'Scottish' (Mendelssohn). Symphony No.5 in D op.107 'Reformation' (Mendelssohn). Die Sultanin Overture (Milhaud arr. Couperin).
ORCHESTRA: Kolner Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: mono recordings Funkhaus Saal 1 WDR Cologne 24-Oct-1960 / 19-Jul-1957 / 16-Jul-1954 - Mar-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: MACD1174
RECORD LABEL: Music and Arts
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.75 including VAT, or £ 10.00 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in A S125 (Liszt). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op.54 (Schumann). Konzertstuck for Piano and Orchestra in F minor op.79 J282 (von Weber).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and NBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos and Erich Kleiber
ARTISTS: Claudio Arrau      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 5-Sep-1943 / 18-Mar-1951 / 20-Dec-1947

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CATALOGUE NR: MACD1156
RECORD LABEL: Music and Arts
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 22.99 including VAT, or £ 19.57 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 06-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: Franz Schmidt  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.2 in E flat (Schmidt). Verklarte Nacht - Transfigured Night op.4. Pelleas & Melisande op.5 (Schoenberg). Prometheus - Le poeme de feu op.60 (Scriabin).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic and Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recored Musikverein 28-Sep-1958 and New York 29-Oct-1953

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CATALOGUE NR: LS1093
RECORD LABEL: Living Stage
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Apr-2004

COMPOSER: Georges Bizet
TITLE: Carmen - complete
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Mario del Monaco   Rise Stevens   Frank Guarrera  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 12-Jan-1957

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CATALOGUE NR: MCD064H119
RECORD LABEL: Myto
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-May-2007

COMPOSER: Georges Bizet
TITLE: Carmen - complete
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Mario del Monaco   Rise Stevens   Lucine Amara   Frank Guarrera

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded at the MET 1957

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CATALOGUE NR: WHRA6020
RECORD LABEL: West Hill Radio Archives
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: £ 47.99 including VAT, or £ 40.84 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 06-Aug-2008

COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: Jussi Bjorling in Two Puccini Operas
TRACKS: Bidu Sayao / Jussi Bjorling / Mimi Benzell / Frank Valentino / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / Giuseppe Antonicelli - La Boheme. Licia Albanese / Jussi Bjorling / Frank Guarrera / Fernando Corena / James McCracken / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / Dimitri Mitropoulos - Manon Lescaut.
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Giuseppe Antonicelli and Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Jussi Bjorling      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 25-Dec-1948 and 31-Mar-1956

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CATALOGUE NR: LS1038
RECORD LABEL: Living Stage
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jul-2003

COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: Madama Butterfly - complete
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Dorothy Kirsten   Diana Baroni    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: mono recording New York 1957

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