Mitropoulos Dimitris – Passacaglia, Intermezzo e Fuga
Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896 – 1960), is a Greek conductor, pianist, and composer and member of the Greek National School. He received international fame both as a major conductor and composer of the 20th century.
Mitropoulos made his U.S. debut in 1936 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and he later settled in the country, becoming a citizen in 1946. From 1937 to 1949 he served as principal conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (forerunner of today’s Minnesota Orchestra).
Thus, the rapid evolution of Mitropoulos’ compositional style during the second decade of the 20th century is verified with the assistance of a multidimensional and profound analytical approach, while his prestigious, historically prominent and stylistically quite distinct place in the multi-faceted phenomenon of the Greek National School of Music is also sufficiently highlighted.
