Mitropoulos, Dimitri

Performer

Dimitri Mitropoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος) (1 March [O.S. 18 February] 1896 – 2 November 1960), was a Greekconductor, pianist, and composer. He received international fame both as a major conductor and composer of the 20th century. Mitropoulos was noted as a champion of modern music, such as that by the members of the Second Viennese School. He wrote a number of pieces for orchestra and solo works for piano, and also arranged some of Johann Sebastian Bach's organ works for orchestra. In addition he was very influential in encouraging Leonard Bernstein's interest in conducting performances of Mahler's symphonic works. He also premiered and recorded a piano concerto of Ernst Krenek as soloist (available on CD), and works by composers in the U.S. such as Roger Sessions and Peter Mennin. In 1952 he commissioned American composer Philip Bezanson to write a piano concerto, which he premiered the following year. His compositions include a piano sonata and the opera Sœur Béatrice (1918).  [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• Symphony No.1 in D, Op. 25 - Classical Symphony
• Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 - Spring
• Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
• Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
• Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 - Pastoral
• Symphony No. 9 in D major
• Symphony No. 1 in D major - Titan
• Symphony No. 8 in E flat major - Symphony of a Thousand
• Symphony No. 6 in A minor - Tragic
• Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
• Symphony No. 2 in B minor
• Symphony No. 3 in D minor
• Symphony in D minor, FWV 48
• Symphony in B flat major, Op. 20
• An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64
• Symphony No. 3 in E flat major , Op. 97 - Rhenish
• Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
• Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
• Violin Concerto in A minor, B. 96
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35a
• Violin Concerto - To the memory of an angel
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
• Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
• Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
• Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
• Ernani
• The King of Ys
• The Girl of the Golden West
• Wozzeck, Op. 7
• Elektra, Op. 58
• Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
• Indian Fantasy, Op. 44
• Overture No. 1 on 3 Greek Themes in G Minor, Op. 3
• Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
• Orchestral Suite No. 7 - Alsatian scenes
• Chopiniana, Op. 46
• Quintet, Op. 39
• Sarabande and Cortege, BV 282
• Erwartung, Op. 17
• Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
• The Firebird (Suite) (1919 version)