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...last week. He is Florence's Pietro Scarpini, 43, so far known in the U.S. only through one recording of Stravinsky and Bartok (Colosseum) and the praise of his American pupils. Last week, in Carnegie Hall, he performed with the New York Philharmonic-Symphony under Dimitri Mitropoulos. His selection: Prokofiev's rarely played, difficult Concerto...
...days, when a Hollywood studio wanted a famous composer to write background music for a film, it had to play an expensive game of Haydn seek; nowadays, the film colony has a sort of Bach yard full of kept musical geniuses. The current favorite is a man called Dimitri Tiomkin, who has filled in the awkward pauses of High Noon, Cyrano de Bergerac and many other recent pictures with stuff that one critic called "Kaffee-Klatchaturian...
...flawed windowpane. The scherzo thrummed along at top speed, flinging itself into several swirling climaxes before its few minutes were over. The finale opened with a grumpy subject, developed an Oriental flavor as the winds spun harsh-voiced arabesques, then fell into a heavy-booted Russian two-step. Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos whipped the fine performance to an uproarious end that brought a storm of applause, a few cheers, and an approving comment from Soviet U.N. Delegate Andrei Vishinsky...
...reception last month, and I simply asked her if she would like to sing the role of the gypsy, Ulrica, in Verdi's Masked Ball for us." She had never seen the music, but would try it for range. Last week she went over it with Dimitri Mitropoulos, who will conduct the work, and "everything went beautifully...
Football (Sat. 1:15 p.m., ABC). Notre Dame v. Pittsburgh; (Sat. 2 p.m., NBC). Army v. Dartmouth. Boston Symphony (Sat. 8:30 p.m.. NBC). Conductor: Charles Munch. New York Philharmonic-Symphony (Sun. 2:30 p.m., CBS). Beginning its 25th season. Die Walkure, Act. I, with Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting. Elmer Davis...