Dimitris Mitropoulos (composer) - Revision history

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-'''Dimitris Mitropoulos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: &#916;&#951;&#956;&#942;&#964;&#961;&#951;&#962; &#924;&#951;&#964;&#961;&#972;&#960;&#959;&#965;&#955;&#959;&#962;) ([[March 1]], [[1896]] &ndash; [[November 2]], [[1960]]) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[conducting|conductor]], [[pianist]], and [[composer]] who spent most of his career in the United States.
+'''Dimitris Mitropoulos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: &#916;&#951;&#956;&#942;&#964;&#961;&#951;&#962; &#924;&#951;&#964;&#961;&#972;&#960;&#959;&#965;&#955;&#959;&#962;) ([[March 1]], [[1896]] &ndash; [[November 2]], [[1960]]) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[List of Music Conductors|conductor]], [[List of Pianists|pianist]], and [[List of Music Composers|composer]] who spent most of his career in the United States.
 ==Early life==
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−	'''Dimitris Mitropoulos''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος) ([[March 1]], [[1896]] – [[November 2]], [[1960]]) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] [[conducting\|conductor]], [[pianist]], and [[composer]] who spent most of his career in the [[United States]].	+	'''Dimitris Mitropoulos''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος) ([[March 1]], [[1896]] – [[November 2]], [[1960]]) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] [[conducting\|conductor]], [[pianist]], and [[composer]] who spent most of his career in the United States.

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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 ==Early life==
-Mitropoulos was born in [[Athens]] and studied music there and in [[Brussels]] and [[Berlin]], with [[Ferruccio Busoni]] among his teachers. From [[1921]] to [[1925]] he assisted [[Erich Kleiber]] at the [[Berlin State Opera]] and then took a number of posts in Greece. At a [[1930]] concert with the [[Berlin Philharmonic]], he played the solo part of a [[piano concerto]] and conducted the orchestra from the keyboard, becoming one of the first modern musicians to do so.
+Mitropoulos was born in [[Athens]] and studied music there and in Brussels and Berlin, with Ferruccio Busoni among his teachers. From [[1921]] to [[1925]] he assisted Erich Kleiber at the Berlin State Opera and then took a number of posts in Greece. At a [[1930]] concert with the Berlin Philharmonic, he played the solo part of a piano concerto and conducted the orchestra from the keyboard, becoming one of the first modern musicians to do so.
 ==Career within the United States==

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 ==Career within the United States==
-Mitropoulos made his U.S. debut in [[1936]] with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]], and in  subsequent years he settled in the country, becoming a [[naturalized citizen]] of the United States in [[1946]]. From [[1937]] to [[1949]], he served as the principal conductor of the [[Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra]], after which he worked with the [[New York Philharmonic Orchestra]]. He became the Philharmonic's principal conductor in [[1951]] and left in [[1957]] to be replaced by [[Leonard Bernstein]]. He introduced many works by [[Gustav Mahler]], including his [[Symphony No. 6 (Mahler)|6th Symphony]].
+Mitropoulos made his U.S. debut in [[1936]] with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and in  subsequent years he settled in the country, becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States in [[1946]]. From [[1937]] to [[1949]], he served as the principal conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, after which he worked with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He became the Philharmonic's principal conductor in [[1951]] and left in [[1957]] to be replaced by Leonard Bernstein. He introduced many works by Gustav Mahler, including his 6th Symphony.
 ==Death==

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 ==Impact on the music profession==
-Mitropoulos was noted as a champion of modern music, such as that by the members of the [[Second Viennese School]]. He wrote a number of pieces for orchestra and solo works for piano, and also arranged some of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s organ works for orchestra. In addition he was very influential in encouraging Leonard Bernstein's interest in conducting performances of Mahler's symphonic works.  He also premiered and recorded a piano concerto of [[Ernst Krenek]] as soloist (available on CD), and works by composers in the U.S. such as [[Roger Sessions]] and [[Peter Mennin]].
+Mitropoulos was noted as a champion of modern music, such as that by the members of the Second Viennese School. He wrote a number of pieces for orchestra and solo works for piano, and also arranged some of Johann Sebastian Bach's organ works for orchestra. In addition he was very influential in encouraging Leonard Bernstein's interest in conducting performances of Mahler's symphonic works.  He also premiered and recorded a piano concerto of Ernst Krenek as soloist (available on CD), and works by composers in the U.S. such as Roger Sessions and Peter Mennin.
-His compositions include a [[enwp:piano sonata]] and other works.
+His compositions include a piano sonata and other works.
 ==Books==

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 ==Death==
-He died in [[Milan, Italy]] at the age of 64, while rehearsing [[Gustav Mahler]]'s [[Symphony No. 3 (Mahler)|3rd Symphony]].
+He died in Milan, Italy at the age of 64, while rehearsing Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony.
 ==Impact on the music profession==

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