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This disc preserves the Salzburg Festival debut of the Dimitri Mitropoulos in August 1954. The Greek-born conductor studied in Berlin in the '20s but had left Europe for America in the '30s where, after a dramatic debut with the Boston Symphony and a long tenure with the Minneapolis Symphony, he became music director of the New York Philharmonic. Finally, in 1954, Mitropoulos came to Europe and made his high-profile debut at the Salzburg Festival with the Vienna Philharmonic and he blew away the audience, the critics, and his fellow musicians. Indeed, Wilhelm Furtwängler, only months away from death, recommended to the festival management that they re-engage Mitropoulos, leading to an association that lasted until the latter's death in 1960.
Listeners unfamiliar with Mitropoulos will be staggered and stunned by his performances from August 21, 1954. There never was and there never will be anything like Mitropoulos: his combination of linear intensity, impeccable balances, electrifying tempos, concentrated expressivity, and endless impetuosity surpassed any other conductor who ever lived. His Schumann Second is harrowing, exhilarating, and emotionally exhausting. His Prokofiev Fifth is lyric, dramatic, epic, and immensely moving. While these performances abound with slips, flubs, and burbles, their sheer passion overwhelms any possible objections. Orfeo's sound is hard, tough, and honest.
© TiVo
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Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61 (Robert Schumann)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Robert Schumann, Composer - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Robert Schumann, Composer - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Robert Schumann, Composer - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Symphony No. 5 In B-flat Major, Op. 100 (Sergei Prokofiev)
Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
Album review
This disc preserves the Salzburg Festival debut of the Dimitri Mitropoulos in August 1954. The Greek-born conductor studied in Berlin in the '20s but had left Europe for America in the '30s where, after a dramatic debut with the Boston Symphony and a long tenure with the Minneapolis Symphony, he became music director of the New York Philharmonic. Finally, in 1954, Mitropoulos came to Europe and made his high-profile debut at the Salzburg Festival with the Vienna Philharmonic and he blew away the audience, the critics, and his fellow musicians. Indeed, Wilhelm Furtwängler, only months away from death, recommended to the festival management that they re-engage Mitropoulos, leading to an association that lasted until the latter's death in 1960.
Listeners unfamiliar with Mitropoulos will be staggered and stunned by his performances from August 21, 1954. There never was and there never will be anything like Mitropoulos: his combination of linear intensity, impeccable balances, electrifying tempos, concentrated expressivity, and endless impetuosity surpassed any other conductor who ever lived. His Schumann Second is harrowing, exhilarating, and emotionally exhausting. His Prokofiev Fifth is lyric, dramatic, epic, and immensely moving. While these performances abound with slips, flubs, and burbles, their sheer passion overwhelms any possible objections. Orfeo's sound is hard, tough, and honest.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:02
- Main artists: Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra Dimitri Mitropoulos
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Orfeo
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2019 Orfeo (P) 2019 Orfeo
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