{"product_id":"24371-gould-morton-mitropoulos-dimitri-sketches-of-revised-last-movement-of-3rd-symphony-autograph-musical-manuscript","title":"Gould, Morton. (1913 - 1996)  [Mitropoulos, Dimitri. (1896–1960)] \"Sketches of revised last movement of 3rd Symphony\" - Autograph Musical Manuscript","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAutograph musical manuscript from the important \u003cspan\u003eAmerican composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.  Autograph title page \"Sketches of revised last movement of 3rd Symphony \/ Summer 1948 \/ For Maestro \/ With deepest admiration + appreciation - Morton Gould\" followed by 32\u003c\/span\u003e pages of detailed developmental sketches in graphite and blue pencil. Generally written in 3 systems of 4 lines each (12 lines\/page), sketches measure 9 x 12 inches (22.8 x 30.4 centimeters). Bound in full brown leatherette and in very fine condition throughout.  From the Collection of Dimitri Mitropoulos. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGould's Third Symphony was composed 1946-1947 and first performed by the Dallas Symphony conducted by the composer, with a different\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e original fourth movement. The version with the present Passacaglia and Fugue substituted after its première, was first performed October 28, 1948 by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Dimitri Mitropoulos. The NY Times review the following day noted that \"Mr. Mitropoulos and the orchestra gave the work a brilliant reading. Anyone who thinks that the conductor - and his men - have not heard and learned from the lads who play hot should have been around last night to listen...Why, Mr. Mitropoulos came close to cutting a rug right there on the podium!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Gould was exceptionally close to Mitropoulos; indeed, Mitropoulos once said that 'Morton Gould is the only composer from whom I would accept a brand new work without even looking at the score. I know it will be good before I see the first bar.'\" (William Trotter, \"Priest of Music: The Life of Dimitri Mitropoulos.,\" p. 214)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMorton Gould was a prolific and versatile composer whose works throughout the twentieth century reflected the moods and outlook of this country in all its rough-and-tumble optimism. Like Gershwin, Copland, and Ives, Gould turned to the indigenous musical styles of the peoples of this country for inspiration--jazz, folk, hymns, spirituals, gospel, and Latin American music--and produced full-blown orchestral works that are immediately accessible and unmistakably American. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDimitri Mitropoulos was Greece’s most prolific conductor and New York Philharmonic Music Director from 1949-1958.  Widely regarded as one of the most significant conductors of the twentieth century, he is best remembered for his significant recorded legacy and for his commitment in bringing new compositions to the stage of major symphony orchestras.  Indeed, it is thanks to his efforts that many of our current symphonic standards made their way into the repertory.  He gave World and American premiers of seminal works such as Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 and Schoenberg’s Erwartung, as well as other major works by Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and many others.  His personal collection has been held in private hands since his death in 1960, when it passed to conductor James Dixon, his student and protégé.  Mitropoulos came to consider Dixon his son, introducing him to conductors and performing arts institutions around the world, jumpstarting his career.  When Mitropoulos died in 1960 he left all his belongings, including his scores, to Dixon.  The bulk of the musical library has been subsequently gifted to the University of Iowa’s music library, but a selection of rare items have been selected to be offered for sale exclusively by Schubertiade Music \u0026amp; Arts.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis manuscript, gifted by Mitropoulos to a younger colleague and subsequently inherited from him by still another conductor, has not previously been offered for sale. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62378702471327,"sku":"24371","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Gould_Morton_Mitropoulos_3rdSymphonyAMM24371c.jpg?v=1752083808","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/24371-gould-morton-mitropoulos-dimitri-sketches-of-revised-last-movement-of-3rd-symphony-autograph-musical-manuscript","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}