THE ART OF DIMITRI MITROPOULOS Vol.2 (4CD)

THE ART OF DIMITRI MITROPOULOS Vol. 2 (4CD)
Broadcast Performances, 1945-1955

Few great conductors can be classified by just a few characteristics. Although this cautionary remark applies to Dimitri Mitropoulos, it seems safe to say that, among other things, he was renowned for (1) performances of intensity and animation, (2) his willingness, even eagerness, to explore unfamiliar repertory, and (3) his photographic memory.
Ample evidence of the first two characteristics can be heard in this collection of live performances, many previously unreleased, with the Philharmonic-Symphony and the NBC Symphony Orchestra in repertoire with which his career was closely associated.
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CD 1
MAHLER: Symphony No. 6 in A minor “Tragic”
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra (New York Philharmonic)
on April 10, 1955

CD 2
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050,
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26,
Carmine Coppola, Flute
Mischa Mishakoff, Violin
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Piano & Conductor.
NBC Symphony Orchestra
on December 16, 1945

LALO: Symphonie Espagnole
Zino Francescatti, Violin
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra (New York Philharmonic)
on April 1955

CD 3
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Pietro Scarpini, Piano
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra (New York Philharmonic)
on November 7, 1954, Carnegie Hall

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra (New York Philharmonic)
on April 5, 1953, Carnegie Hall

CD 4
SCHOENBERG: String Quartet No. 2 in F# minor, Op. 10, orch
Astrid Varnay, Soprano
Strings of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
on December 13, 1945

SCHOENBERG: Erwartung, Op. 17
Dorothy Dow, Soprano
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra (New York Philharmonic)
on November 18, 1951