Αρχική σελίδα / Συνέδρια – ημερίδες – διαλέξεις

Ιωάννης Φούλιας, “The birth and the evolution of a composer: Dimitri Mitropoulos in 1910s” [“Η γέννηση και η εξέλιξη ενός συνθέτη: ο Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος κατά την δεκαετία του 1910”], Ινστιτούτο Μουσικολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου της Βιέννης, 22 Οκτωβρίου 2011.

Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960) was one of the leading conductors in both America and Europe in 1940s and 1950s. Less known is his earlier compositional career during 1910s and the years 1924-1928 (and sporadically until 1937), which resulted in the production of 36 original works in total. Nevertheless, some of them, deriving from the second creative period of Mitropoulos (in 1920s), are already highly appreciated as the first Greek compositions in modern (atonal, dodecaphonic, etc.) music. On the other hand, few of his earlier works have been studied until now, despite their artistic value and their significance for the comprehension of the evolution of Mitropoulos himself as a composer. Thus, the present paper makes a systematic overview of these 25 works that Mitropoulos wrote up to 1920, elucidating their various – not only foreign, but also local – stylistic influences and commenting on some aspects of music genres and forms.

© Ιωάννης Φούλιας