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Milton Katims
vl, 1909-2006 US, Brooklyn
Musician / Arranger / Conductor of Classical
Milton Katims (June 24, 1909 – February 27, 2006) was an American violist and conductor. He was music director of the Seattle Symphony for 22 years (1954–76). In that time he added more than 75 works, made recordings, premiered new pieces and led the orchestra on several tours. He expanded the orchestra's series of family and suburban outreach concerts. He is also known for his numerous transcriptions and arrangements for viola.He died in Shoreline, Wash., a suburb of Seattle, in 2006, aged 96.
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Ave Maria on Greatest Hits: Schubert by Franz Schubert & New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: II. Adagio on Schubert: String Quintet & Symphony No. 5 by Franz Schubert & Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Paul Tortelier, Prades Festival Orchestra String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato on Brahms: String Sextet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 & Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms & Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: I. Allegro ma non troppo on Schubert: String Quintet & Symphony No. 5 by Franz Schubert & Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Paul Tortelier, Prades Festival Orchestra String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo on Brahms: String Sextet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 & Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms & Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto on Brahms: String Sextet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 & Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms & Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto on Schubert: String Quintet & Symphony No. 5 by Franz Schubert & Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Paul Tortelier, Prades Festival Orchestra String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: IV. Allegretto - Più allegro on Schubert: String Quintet & Symphony No. 5 by Franz Schubert & Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Paul Tortelier, Prades Festival Orchestra String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso on Brahms: String Sextet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 & Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms & Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Live) on Bach, Mozart & Others: Works by Isaac Stern, Myra Hess, Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, Marcel Tabuteau, Paul Baumgartner, Perpignan Festival Orchestra, Mieczysław Horszowski, Milton Katims, Fernando Valenti, Pablo Casals, Prades Festival Orchestra, Milton Thomas, Paul Tortelier & Madeline FoleyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fauré: First Piano Quartet, Op. 15 / Martinu: First Piano Quartet (1942) | Gabriel Fauré, Bohuslav Martinů, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Frank Miller, Mieczyslaw Horszowski | 2014 | Album |
| Streichquintett Es-Dur KV 614 Streichquintett G-Moll KV 516 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Budapest String Quartet mit Milton Katims | 2007 | Album |
| String Quintet In C Major D. 956 / Symphony No. 8 In B Minor D. 759 "Unfinished" | Franz Schubert - Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini | 2004 | Compil. |
| Beethoven String Quartets | Budapest String Quartet, Alexander Schneider, Edgar Ortenberg, Boris Kroyt, Mischa Schneider, Milton Katims | 1997 | Album |
| Quintet D. 956 / Symphony No. 5 D. 485 | Franz Schubert / Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier / Prades Festival Orchestra | 1993 | Album |
| Legendary Interpretations | Budapest String Quartet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Walter Trampler, Milton Katims, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, David Oppenheim, Julius Levine | 1991 | Compil. |
| Quintet In D Major K. 593 / Quintet In C Minor K. 406 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Budapest String Quartet with Milton Katims | 1985 | Album |
| Age Of Gold Ballet Suite / The Red Poppy Ballet Suite / "Sadko" Suite | Dmitri Shostakovich, Reinhold Glière, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Milton Katims | 1980 | Album |
| Variations On A Nursery Song For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 25 / Suite In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 | Ernst von Dohnányi, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Milton Katims, Bela Siki | 1977 | Album |
| Suite For Viola And Orchestra / "Schelomo": Hebraic Rhapsody For Cello And Orchestra | Ernest Bloch, Milton Katims, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Henry Siegl, Laszlo Varga, Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Siegfried Landau | 1977 | Album |
| Mozart, Quintet in E-flat Major (K. 614) Quintet in G Minor (K. 516) | Budapest String Quartet, Milton Katims | 1976 | Album |
| Suite From "Pelléas And Mélisande" / Sonata No.2 For Flute, Viola And Harp | Claude Debussy - Erich Leinsdorf Conducting The Cleveland Orchestra / John Wummer • Milton Katims • Laura Newell | 1973 | Compil. |
| Paul Hindemith: Sonata For Oboe And Piano / Charles Martin Loeffler: Two Rhapsodies For Oboe, Viola And Piano | Harold Gomberg, Milton Katims, Dimitri Mitropoulos | 1961 | Album |
| Casals Festival At Prades, Third Series: Quintet In C Major — opus 163 | Franz Schubert - Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier | 1953 | Album |
| Casals Festival At Prades, Third Series (Quartet No. 3 In C Minor For Piano And Strings--Opus 60) | Johannes Brahms - Joseph Szigeti, Milton Katims, Paul Tortelier, Myra Hess | 1953 | Album |
| Quintet In D Major For Strings (K. 593) / Quintet In C Minor For Strings (K. 406) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Budapest String Quartet with Milton Katims | 1951 | Album |
| Mozart: Quintet in G Minor (K.516) | Budapest String Quartet With Milton Katims | 1942 | Album |
| Divertimento Del Sur / Sonata In G For Piano | Héctor Campos Parsi, Milton Katims | Album | |
| Casals - Festival De Prades | Johannes Brahms, Pablo Casals, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Milton Thomas, Isaac Stern, Madeline Foley | Album | |
| Casals Festival At Prades, Third Series (Quartet No. 3 In C Minor For Piano And Strings--Opus 60) | Johannes Brahms - Joseph Szigeti, Milton Katims, Paul Tortelier, Myra Hess | Album | |
| Casals - Festival Prades | Johannes Brahms, Pablo Casals, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Milton Thomas, Isaac Stern, Madeline Foley | Album | |
| Risë Stevens Sings | Risë Stevens With RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Milton Katims | Single | |
| Quintet In C Major (k. 515) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Budapest String Quartet, Joseph Roisman / Edgar Ortenberg / Boris Kroyt / Mischa Schneider / Milton Katims | Album | |
| Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 In G, Op. 111 / Schumann: Piano Quintet In E Flat, Op. 44 | Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Isaac Stern, Paul Tortelier, Myra Hess, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Milton Thomas | Album |
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