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Nikos Skalkottas
*1904
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Νικόλαος Σκαλκώτας
Greek classical composer (b. 1904, d. 1949). The earliest remaining works of his date from 1922-24 and are piano compositions as well as the orchestration of "Cretan Feast" by Dimitri Mitropoulos. He wrote symphonic works (Greek Dances, the symphonic overture Return of Ulysses, the fairy drama Mayday Spell, the second symphonic suite, the ballet The Maiden and Death, the Classical Symphony for winds, a Sinfonietta and several concertos), chamber music works, as well as vocal works. Although he came to know Schönberg's dodecaphonic system, Skalkottas shaped his own dodecaphonic idioms.
Popular Tracks 
5 Greek Dances, AK 11b (Arr. for String Orchestra by Walter Goehr and Nikos Skalkottas): No. 5, Kleftikos. Allegro vivo on Topos: 20th-Century Greek Orchestral Music by Noé Inui, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra & Zoi Tsokanou 36 Greek Dances, AK 11, Series 1: Series I: III. Ipirotikos on Skalkottas: 36 Greek Dances / The Return of Ulysses by Nikos Skalkottas, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Nikos Christodoulou The Sea, AK 14: VII. Nocturne on Skalkottas: Sea / 4 Images / Cretan Feast by Nikos Skalkottas, Iceland Symphony Orchestra & Byron Fidetzis Five Greek Dances for Strings: I. Epirotikos on Parallel 40 by Belinfante Quartet 5 Greek Dances for String Orchestra: V. Kleftikos - Live on Apnea by Athens Philharmonia Orchestra 36 Greek Dances, AK 11, Series 1: Series I: I. Tsamikos, "an Eagle" on Skalkottas: 36 Greek Dances / The Return of Ulysses by Nikos Skalkottas, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Nikos Christodoulou 5 Greek Dances, AK 11b (Arr. for String Orchestra by Walter Goehr and Nikos Skalkottas): No. 1, Epirotikos. Moderato on Topos: 20th-Century Greek Orchestral Music by Noé Inui, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra & Zoi Tsokanou 36 Greek Dances, AK 11, Series 1: Series I: II. Critikos on Skalkottas: 36 Greek Dances / The Return of Ulysses by Nikos Skalkottas, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Nikos Christodoulou 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra, AK 11, Series 1: No. 3, Epirotikos on Skalkottas: Orchestral Works by Nikos Skalkottas, Athens State Orchestra & Stefanos Tsialis 36 Greek Dances, AK 11, Series 1: Series II: I. Syrtos on Skalkottas: 36 Greek Dances / The Return of Ulysses by Nikos Skalkottas, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Nikos ChristodoulouTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enescu, Ravel, Skalkottas | Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Nicholas Rimmer, George Enescu, Maurice Ravel, Nikos Skalkottas | 2017 | Album |
| Concerto For Oboe And Small Orchestra, Concerto For Oboe And Orchestra, 7 Inventions With Postlude 1986/98 For Oboe And Violoncello | Richard Strauss, Nikos Skalkottas, Kalevi Aho, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Johannes Goritzki, Yeon-Hee Kwak, David Pia | 2012 | Album |
| Kammermusik | Nikos Skalkottas | 2009 | Album |
| Concerto For 2 Violins • Concertino For 2 Pianos • Nocturnal Amusement | Nikos Skalkottas - Georgios Demertzis, Simos Papanas, Maria Asteriadou, Nikolaos Samaltanos, Dimitris Desyllas, Symphonic Orchestra Of The Municipality Of Thessaloniki, Vassilis Christopoulos | 2008 | Album |
| Essentials (Works For Solo Violin) | Johann Sebastian Bach • Béla Bartók • Fritz Kreisler • Nikos Skalkottas • Eugène Ysaÿe - Herwig Zack | 2008 | Album |
| The Sea | Nikos Skalkottas - Orchestra Of Colours | 2006 | Album |
| Ballet Music (The Land And The Sea Of Greece) | Nikos Skalkottas - Lorenda Ramou | 2006 | Album |
| Impressions For Saxophone And Orchestra | Theodore Kerkezos, Myron Michailidis, Symphonic Orchestra Of The Municipality Of Thessaloniki, Mikis Theodorakis, Nikos Skalkottas, Theodore Antoniou, Μηνάς Αλεξιάδης, Βασίλης Τενίδης, Manos Hadjidakis | 2006 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.2 | Nikos Skalkottas | 2005 | Album |
| The Sea | Nikos Skalkottas | 2005 | Album |
| 16 Melodies ▪ Piano Music | Nikos Skalkottas / Angelica Cathariou, Nikolaos Samaltanos | 2004 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.3 | Nikos Skalkottas | 2004 | Album |
| Chamber Concertos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2003 | Album |
| Skalkottas - Cello Works & Piano Trios | Nikos Skalkottas | 2003 | Album |
| 36 Greek Dances, The Return of Ulysses | Nikos Skalkottas | 2003 | Album |
| The Maiden And Death, Ballet Suite · Piano Concerto No.1 · Ouvertüre Concertante | Nikos Skalkottas, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Nikos Christodoulou, Geoffrey Douglas Madge | 2002 | Album |
| Duos With Violin | Nikos Skalkottas, Georgios Demertzis, Maria Asteriadou, Maria Kitsopoulos, Chara Sira | 2002 | Album |
| Musik für Klavier | Nikos Skalkottas | 2001 | Album |
| Chamber Music | Nikos Skalkottas, New Hellenic Quartet | 2001 | Album |
| String Quartets No.3 & No.4 | Nikos Skalkottas | 2000 | Album |
| Mayday Spell Suite / Double Bass Concerto / Three Greek Dances | Nikos Skalkottas, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Nikos Christodoulou | 1999 | Album |
| Violin Concerto · Largo Sinfonico · 7 Greek Dances | Nikos Skalkottas / Georgios Demertzis, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Nikos Christodoulou | 1998 | Album |
| ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ ΣΥΝΘΕΤΕΣ | Dimitri Mitropoulos, Nikos Skalkottas | 1997 | Compil. |
| Concerto for 3 Bouzoukis & Orchestra, 8 Greek Dances for Orchestra | Joseph James, Nikos Skalkottas | 1997 | Album |
| Έργα | Nikos Skalkottas | 1996 | Album |
| Skalkottas: Le Retour D'ulysse, Oeuvres Pour Violoncelle | Nikos Skalkottas | 1995 | Album |
| 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra | Nikos Skalkottas | 1995 | Album |
| Greek Symphonic Dances | Nikos Skalkottas, Yannis Constantinides, Διονύσιος Βισβάρδης, Τάκης Καλογερόπουλος - Performed By The Συγκρότημα Πνευστών "Νικόλαος Μάντζαρος" | 1993 | Album |
| Quartet, Op.131 / Chamber Symphony (Quartet No.8, Op.110) / Five Greek Dances | Camerata Orchestra, Ludwig van Beethoven, Dmitri Shostakovich, Nikos Skalkottas | 1993 | Album |
| The Return of Odysseus (Symphony in One Movement) / Symphony No. 1 | Nikos Skalkottas / Μανώλης Καλομοίρης | 1990 | Compil. |
| Δώδεκα Ελληνικοί Χοροί | Nikos Skalkottas | 1990 | Album |
| The Complete Music For Violin And Piano, Vol.1 | Nikos Skalkottas | 1988 | Album |
| Δύο Σονάτες Για Βιολί Και Πιάνο Και Μία Σουίτα | Nikos Skalkottas - Maurice Ravel - Yannis Constantinides, Γιώργος Δεμερτζής, Δόμνα Ευνουχίδου | 1985 | Album |
| Piano Works By Berg, Schoenberg, Webern, Skalkottas | Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, Nikos Skalkottas - Christodoulos Georgiades | 1985 | Album |
| Έργα Ελλήνων Συνθετών | Nikos Skalkottas - Αντίοχος Ευαγγελάτος - Μάριος Βάρβογλης | 1984 | Album |
| Pour Violon Et Alto : Trois Madrigaux - Duo N° 2 / Sonatine / Duo | Bohuslav Martinů / Darius Milhaud / Nikos Skalkottas - Atef Halim, Lucienne Lovano | 1984 | Album |
| Έργα Για Πιάνο Ελλήνων Συνθετών - Σειρά Πρώτη | Έφη Αγραφιώτου, Nikos Skalkottas, Δημήτρης Δραγατάκης, Γιώργος Σισιλιάνος | 1981 | Album |
| Nikos Skalkottas | Nikos Skalkottas | 1980 | Album |
| Piano Works | Nikos Skalkottas, Christodoulos Georgiades | 1980 | Album |
| Octet / Eight Variations On A Greek Folk Tune For Piano Trio / String Quartet No. 3 | Nikos Skalkottas | 1966 | Album |
| 4th Suite - Passacaglia / For A Little White Sea - Shell (Suite) | Marika Papaioanou - Nikos Skalkottas / Manos Hadjidakis | 1966 | Album |
| Twelve Greek Dances | Nikos Skalkottas | 1957 | Album |
| 4 Greek Dances | Nikos Skalkottas | Single | |
| Untitled | Nikos Skalkottas, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Antonín Dvořák, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Gaspar Cassadó | Album |
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