Dimitri Mitropoulos conducts New York Philharmonic in rehearsal and concert

[hugecashfan]

Thank you for uploading this.Leonard Bernstein learned a lot from this man and respected him greatly as far as I can make out from reading a book on the life of Leonard Bernstein.I think they were both great thank God for them and for youtube

[michalis6]

@hugecashfan

Yes and then he fucked him and got his position. Lenny what a nice fake guy.

[callasnuts]

@michalis6 Lenny was a scumbag plain and simple.He betrayed his former mentor Mitropoulos by announcing to the board of the NY Phil that it was immoral to have a homosexual chief conductor - look who was talking! He got the top job and Mitropoulos died of heart failure deeply humiliated and disgraced in America. Then Lenny - the world star and Mr.America also humiliated his own wife by openly hunting gay whores everywhere. Well,never mind,orchestral musicians loved playing with him.

[abckid1946]

Mετριος ο Μητροπουλος....αυτο που λες θεωρηται εσχατη προδοσια.Λες εσυ ,ενα ανθρωποειδες ,τον Δημητρη Μητροπουλο μετριο?

Αυτον που στα 18 του ειταν ο μαεστρος της κρατικης ορχηστρας?

Κατι τυποι σαν και σενα κρατανε την Ελλαδα σε μια θεση που δεν της αξιζει,,,,

Ανοητε .αγραμματε

[garfreed]

I love the section at 3:35! Truly demonic!!

[klavierspieler72]

Would that there was more film of this man conducting! What a treasure, a treasure!

[jabsomdoc]

He is rehearsing without a score because he had a photographic memory. Clearly, one of the most under appreciated conductors of the 20th century.

[MrAndrimoro]

impressionante!tutto a memoria!!!

[x6801]

a genius

[civ5419]

2 November 1960-2 November 2010

Half a century after the death of this great conductor :-(

[tlinev]

Senza nessun dubbio grande interprete e direttore, pero migliore in assoluto, mi pare un poco essagerato?

[tlinev]

Senza nessun dubbio grande interprete e direttore, pero migliore in assoluto, mi pare un poco essagerato?

[cieobt2]

In one day of grueling work Mitropoulos and the NYP pumped out 3 symphonies, 4 overtures and one dance suite. Columbia Records really short-changed Mitropoulous --and us, by making him gind out catalog-fillers. Yes, I know he smoked too much, and when he died 2 NOV 60 of a heart attack his doctors probably had warned him, but this doesn't excuse Columbia Records and their treatment of him.

[Charlestheverger]

Slightly off topic - has anybody and idea of where I might buy a nice, preferably autographed, photo of Mitropoulos? Something to add to the collection . . .

[koilakanthos]

If there was a movies about him, John Malkovich would be awsome for the part..they are like twins...

[lefty1821]

megalossssssssss maestros megalos kallitehnis apla horis polla logia.

[Charlestheverger]

I doubt that one in ten could name Bernstein's predecessor. Mitropoulos' talent towered over every other conductor of the era. Bernstein's treatment of him was shameful. Bernstein was in no way a superior musician, and really not a better showman; he just knew how to use new media outlets. This video gives is a good primer in learning more about this amazing musician and shows his prodigious memory. He never used a score, even in rehearsal.

[OsvaCola]

Fantastic. One great conductor. Maybe one of the more complete we know. He wasn't a star, and he was forced to go out the New York Philharmonic by Bernstein.Three homosexual in the history of the Philharmonic: Mitropoulos, Bernstein and Boulez. But the second was jew. I prefer Mitropoulos.

[brastoki]

Great musician and marvelous human being! Mitropoulos is still a live exemple of life and artistry. A superior spirit, for sure!

[DieSonneSinkt]

Εντάξυ τώρα... μη λέμε επειδή είναι Έλληνας. Μέτριος είναι - για δες τους Γερμανούς: Walter, Klemperer, Böhm κτλ. Αυτό θα πει καλός.

[majortom51970]

Ήταν από τους μεγάλους μαέστρους του 20ου αιώνα...ναι, δεν ήταν ούτε Böhm ούτε Karajan - αλλά πέθανε πολύ νεώτερος! Ήταν κάτι σαν τον Friscay για μένα -ένας μεγάλος, διεθνούς βεληνεκούς καλλιτέχνης, που είχε πολλά ακόμα να δώσει...

[egooidios1]

@DieSonneSinkt ευτυχώς ο μητρόπουλος έχει αξιολογηθει από όλο τον μουσικό κόσμο και δεν περιμένει από τους Έλληνες.... πόσο μου λείπουν σήμερα μερικές... μετριότητες σαν κι αυτόν.

[brastoki]

Yes! Right! Nowadyas in the music world, except for very few real talents, everything is about politics, back stage power, "pulling strings", influences of all genre. If one gets that, so is a "big name", can be music director, be a "star", etc.!

[mariorussi2010]

FANTASTIC

[DrMerkwuerdichliebe]

Finally on YT, Dimitri rehearsing... I'm having a ball. Never ever saw this, so σας ευχαριστούμε !

[gatoulis25]

2010 is 50 years anniversary of the death of great Mitropoulos !

[VI1988TU]

ΟΤΑΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΔΕ ΞΕΡΑΜΕ ΤΙ ΠΑΕΙ ΝΑ ΠΕΙ ΟΡΧΗΣΤΡΑ ΑΥΤΟΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥΡΓΟΥΣΕ ΣΕ ΜΙΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΙΣ ΠΙΟ ΜΕΓΑΛΕΣ ΟΛΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΕΠΟΧΩΝ... ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΝΟΥΜΕ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΑΦΗΝΟΥΜΕ ΤΑ ΤΑΛΕΝΑ-ΦΑΙΝΟΜΕΝΑ ΝΑ ΦΕΥΓΟΥΝ ΟΙ ΠΟΛΛΕΣ ΦΟΡΕΣ ΤΑ ΔΙΩΧΝΟΥΜΕ ΕΜΕΙΣ ΟΙ ΙΔΙΟΙ...

[japanesesweet]

A wonderful charming man,and not of the dictatorial type (Szell,Reiner etc.)

A pity about the homophobic NYPO who made his tenure less than happy.

[DrMerkwuerdichliebe]

@japanesesweet

It was very much about politics as well. In fact, his death was homicide-in-slow-motion, organised by the FBI. His case is very comparable to that of the actress/ model Jean Seberg, many years later. And that would be only one example.

[baritonobile]

Megalos Ellinas!!! Mathitis tou Wdeiou Athinwn!!

Dikos mas!!!

[billyguns2]

He was a giant, a genius, and not liked as much as that brat Lennie. What a loss to the musical world; Mitropoulos was a far better conductor of Mahler, opera, and contemporary music and one of the greatest conductors who ever lived. It's his live recordings that are better than his studio efforts; I think he needed the audience and the occasion to spark his genius.

[wxy484]

Always wanted to see a video of Mitropolous in rehearsal. What a treat to see evidence of his photographic memory- calling out rehearsal numbers without hte score...and no baton. The music was definitely in him. Incredible! They don't make 'em like that aymore.

[GeorgiosMICHALAKIS]

@wxy484 1) I just saw a documentary on ERT World (Hellenic Television) concerning musicologist and collector Stathis ARFANIS (Στάθης Αρφάνης) where some works of Mitropoulos were presented. Just type Δημήτρης Mητρόπουλοςand you'll find elogious discussions concerning his RARE mnemonic capacities. There was alse an excerpt where Mitropoulos comments the fact that he fetl much more confortable conducting without a bâton.

[GeorgiosMICHALAKIS]

@wxy484 2) Now, there was another passage of some opera where he is at some final part with 1/8 notes which he somehow "extends" using hand motions. THis is a very well known phenomenon in traditional Greek musci, especially psaltiki, whereby theoretical note values are extended (diastole) whereas as others are shortened (systole) in overall compensation. He did not, of course, emply these very terms to explain. If someone could upload that part, please, I'd be much obliged.