DIMITRI MITROPOULOS
(1896–1960)
“He
had the most phenomenal memory of anyone I have ever met.
…He
always rehearsed from memory and knew every note by heart, as well as the text.
It
was absolutely staggering.…
He
was a very pure musician of great intensity and integrity.…
He
was very self-effacing, and probably one of the most altruistic people I ever
met.”
Daniel
Barenboim, A Life in Music (New York:
Arcade Pub., 2003), 48–49.
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Compositions Correspondence · Dimitri Mitropoulos: A
Correspondence with Katy Katsoyanis. Athens: Ikaros,
1966. [Greek] · Dimitri
Mitropoulos: A correspondence with Katy Katsoyanis, 1930–1960. New York: Martin Dale, 1973. Translation by Mary Keeley; foreword by
George Seferis; introductions by Louis Biancolli and Katy Katsoyanis.
[abridged version of the 1966 edition] Biographies · Kostios, Apostolos. Dimitri
Mitropoulos, Life: What?
– Where? – When? / The
uniqueness of the Greek musician. · Christopoulou, Maria. Dimitri
Mitropoulos – His Life and Work. Athens: private edition, 1971. [Greek] · Kostios, Apostolos. Dimitris
Mitropoulos. Athens: Morfotiko Idryma Ethnikis Trapezis, 1985.
[Greek] · Kostios, Apostolos. Dimitri
Mitropoulos. Florence: Aletheia, 1993. [Italian] · Trotter, William R. Priest
of Music: The Life of Dimitri Mitropoulos. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus
Press, 1995. · Kostios, Apostolos. Dimitri
Mitropoulos: Thematic Catalogue. Athens: Orchestra of Colors / ESTIA,
1996. [Greek] · Zignani, Alessandro. Dimitri
Mitropoulos: una luce che incatena il cielo. Varese: Zecchini, 2007.
[Italian] · Kostios, Apostolos. Dimitri
Mitropoulos: Autobiographical. Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou-Nakas,
2010. [Greek] · Dimitri Mitropoulos and the
Athens Conservatory – The Chronicle and the Documents. Edited by Aris Garoufalis and Charis Xanthoudakis. Corfu: Hellenic
Music Research Lab, Ionian University, 2011. [Greek] Discography Arfanis, Stathis A. The
Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos. Athens: Irinna S.A.,
1990; 2nd edition: Athens, Potamos, 2000. Videos Rehearsal of Berlioz’s “Faust”
Symphony (NYPO) Conducts Callas in Tosca (Act II finale) for the Ed
Sullivan show Recordings |