Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Trotter, William R. (1943-2018)
Titre(s) : Priest of music [Texte imprimé] : the life of Dimitri Mitropoulos / by William R. Trotter
Publication : Portland, [Oregon] : Amadeus press, 1995
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (495 p.-[36] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Discography: pages 473-480. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-468)
and index
At the time of his death, Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960) was considered one of the
most brilliant conductors of the twentieth century. Yet within a decade, his achievements
were largely forgotten. An ascetic and mystic throughout his life, Mitropoulos was
attracted in his youth to the monastic life, and he brought the same fervent passion
to music. He studied in Rome, Brussels, and Berlin, but his career flowered in his
native Greece, where he developed his trademark style of conducting without a baton
- or score. Success did not change his essential simplicity and boundless generosity,
and he never aspired to the glamorous trappings of celebrity. His story unfolds against
the rich backdrop of the Golden Age of conductors and reveals secret wars among musicians,
patrons, promoters, and critics. Based upon extensive research by the late musicologist
Oliver Daniel, this radiant account of a tragically noble and neglected giant promises
to be the most important musical biography of the decade
Sujet(s) : Mitropoulos, Dimitri (1896-1960)
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
784.209 2 (23e éd.) = Orchestre symphonique - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0931340810. - ISBN 9780931340819
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45670923s
Notice n° :
FRBNF45670923
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
