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Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

*1923 PO
Composer / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (born October 3, 1923, Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine) – died February 21, 2017, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA) was a Polish-born American composer and conductor. He was already a well-known conductor and composer in his native Poland and throughout Europe before he made his US debut in 1958, conducting The Cleveland Orchestra at the invitation of George Szell. He was music director of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1960 to 1979. He regularly lead major ensembles in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, London, Rome, Munich, and other European cities, and made frequent appearances with the most prestigious American orchestras, including those of Boston, Cleveland, and Philadelphia. In 1968, he made his Salzburg Festival debut with the Wiener Philharmoniker. That same year, at the request of the late United Nations Secretary-General U Thant (2), he led the Minnesota Orchestra in a special concert in The General Assembly Hall Of The United Nations, commemorating the 20th anniversary of Human Rights Day. His debut at The Metropolitan Opera followed two years later, when he conducted performances of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Lincoln Center Theater and also on a national tour. Among his acclaimed compositions is the "Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra", premiered by the Minnesota Orchestra under Skrowaczewski's own baton on April 1981.

     
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - II. Romance: Larghetto (The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski) - Remastered 2022, Version 1961 on Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Arthur Rubinstein by Frédéric Chopin, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - II. Larghetto (Symphony of the Air, Alfred Wallenstein) - Remastered 2022, Version 1958 on Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Arthur Rubinstein by Frédéric Chopin, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - III. Rondo: Vivace (The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski) - Remastered 2022, Version 1961 on Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Arthur Rubinstein by Frédéric Chopin, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - III. Allegro Vivace (Symphony of the Air, Alfred Wallenstein) - Remastered 2022, Version 1958 on Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Arthur Rubinstein by Frédéric Chopin, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell on Classical for Winter: Schumann by Robert Schumann & Various Artists
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - I. Allegro Maestoso (The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski) - Remastered 2022, Version 1961 on Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Arthur Rubinstein by Frédéric Chopin, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - I. Maestoso (Symphony of the Air, Alfred Wallenstein) - Remastered 2022, Version 1958 on Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Arthur Rubinstein by Frédéric Chopin, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & The New Symphony Orchestra Of London

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Title Artist Year Type
Symphony No. 5 In B Flat MajorAnton Bruckner, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The London Philharmonic Orchestra2016Album
Symphony No. 3 In D Minor "Wagner Symphony"Anton Bruckner, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The London Philharmonic Orchestra2015Album
90th Birthday Collection: The Complete Oehmsclassics RecordingsStanislaw Skrowaczewski2013Compil.
Symfonie No. 5 In C Op. 67 - Symfonie No. 8 In B "Onvoltooide"Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra2008Compil.
Complete Music For Piano And Orchestra / Piano Sonatas 2 & 3Frédéric Chopin – Alexis Weissenberg - Piano, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski2007Compil.
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125Ludwig van Beethoven, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Annette Dasch, Daniela Sindram, Christian Elsner, Georg Zeppenfeld2006Album
Polski Nowoczesny (Polish Modern)Witold Lutoslawski, Andrzej Panufnik, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alexandre Tansman, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Karol Rathaus2006Compil.
11 SymphoniesAnton Bruckner - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken2006Album
Symphony No. 8 In C MinorAnton Bruckner, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra2005Album
Symphonies 2 & 3Ludwig van Beethoven - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken2005Album
Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Frédéric Chopin / Arthur Rubinstein, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Alfred Wallenstein2005Album
Boléro / La ValseMaurice Ravel / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra2003Album
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B flat majorStanislaw Skrowaczewski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Anton Bruckner2003Album
Symphony No. 0 "Nullte"Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken - Anton Bruckner2003Album
Skrowaczewski's World (Chamber Music Of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski)Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - Ensemble Capriccio And Friends2002Album
Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 & 2Frédéric Chopin, Alexis Weissenberg, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski2002Album
Hi-Fi Spectacular!Eiji Oue & Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski2001Album
Works For OrchestraStanislaw Skrowaczewski2001Album
Symphony In F MinorAnton Bruckner, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski2001Album
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Frédéric Chopin, Alexis Weissenberg, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski2001Album
Ensemble CapriccioEnsemble Capriccio, John Tartaglia, Randall Davidson, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski2000Album
Symphony No. 4 "Italian" / Symphony No. 5 In B Flat MajorFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / Franz Schubert - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra2000Album
Symphony No. 2Anton Bruckner : Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski2000Album
Schubert "Unfinished" • Fifth Symphony • RosamundeStanislaw Skrowaczewski Conducting The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Franz Schubert1998Compil.
Symphony No. 1Anton Bruckner, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1998Album
Symfonie No. 4 In A, Op. 90 / Symfonie No. 5 In C, Op. 67Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / Ludwig van Beethoven, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati1997Compil.
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9Anton Bruckner, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra1997Album
Mendelssohn • "Italian" & "Scottish" Symphonies • Fingal's CaveFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / Antal Dorati Conducting The The London Symphony Orchestra / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Conducting The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra1995Compil.
Music Of RavelMaurice Ravel, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski . Minnesota Orchestra1995Compil.
Schubert • Symphonies 6 & 9Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Conducting The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Conducting The The London Symphony Orchestra, Franz Schubert1995Compil.
Concerto For Orchestra \ Dance SuiteBéla Bartók ; Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1995Album
Complete Orchestral Music Of RavelMaurice Ravel - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Conducts Minnesota Orchestra1995Album
Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129 / Cello Concerto In D Minor / Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 33Janos Starker, Robert Schumann, Édouard Lalo, Camille Saint-Saëns, The London Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Antal Dorati1994Album
Piano Concerto No. 2Johannes Brahms - Gina Bachauer, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The London Symphony Orchestra1994Compil.
Gayne Ballet • Symphony No. 5Aram Khatchaturian, Dmitri Shostakovich, Antal Dorati, The London Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra1992Compil.
Works For OrchestraMaurice Ravel, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1992Album
Ravel Orchestral WorksMinnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1992Album
Works For OrchestraBéla Bartók, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra1992Compil.
Symphony No. 0 In D MinorAnton Bruckner, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra1992Album
Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 / Arabeske In C, Op. 18 / Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-flat Minor, Op. 23Robert Schumann, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Byron Janis, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges1991Compil.
Complete Works For Orchestra Vol. 2 (Also Includes Piano Concerto For The Left Hand)Maurice Ravel ; Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1991Compil.
Symphony No. 10 In E Minor, Op. 93Dmitri Shostakovich, Hallé Orchestra Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1991Album
Symphony No. 10Dmitri Shostakovich, Hallé Orchestra Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1991Album
Complete Works For Orchestra, Vol. IMaurice Ravel, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1991Compil.
Orchestral WorksMaurice Ravel, Minnesota Orchestra Conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1990Album
Anneau Du Tamarit Signes Livre Des ProdigesMaurice Ohana - Alain Meunier, Orchestre National De France, Ensemble Ars Nova, Marc Andrae, Marius Constant, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1990Album
Second Piano ConcertoJohannes Brahms - Gina Bachauer, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The London Symphony Orchestra1989Album
Piano Concerto No. 1Barry Douglas - Johannes Brahms, The London Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1988Album
Symphony No.4 In E Minor / Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 3 & 10Johannes Brahms - Hallé Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1988Album
Dvorak - Schumann - Bruch - Cello ConcertosJanos Starker, The London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1987Compil.
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 In D, Op. 73 / Tragic OvertureHallé Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1987Album
Symphony No. 9 In D MinorAnton Bruckner, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra1986Album
Concerto Pour Piano / Concerto Pour VioloncelleRobert Schumann - Byron Janis, Maurice Gendron, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Wiener Symphoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi1986Album
Petrouchka / The Rite Of SpringIgor Stravinsky - Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1986Album
Music For Strings, Percussion & Celesta / Divertimento For String OrchestraBéla Bartók ; Minnesota Orchestra ; Conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1986Album
Symphony No. 3 In D MinorAnton Bruckner, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra1984Album
New Music From MinnesotaStanislaw Skrowaczewski / Paul Fetler / Carleton Macy1984Album
Beethoven Overtures & Incidental MusicMinnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1980Album
Romeo And Juliet (Suite No. 2 From the Ballet) / The Rite of SpringSergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1979Album
Violin ConcertoIsaac Stern, Krzysztof Penderecki, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra1979Album
Concerto For Orchestra / Dance SuiteBéla Bartók, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1978Album
Música de Ballet: PetrouchkaIgor Stravinsky, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1978Album
Petrouchka / The Love For Three Oranges (Suite)Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1978Album
The Miraculous Mandarin; The Wooden PrinceBéla Bartók, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1977Album
Wagner - Tannhäuser, Tristan Und IsoldeRichard Wagner - Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1976Album
Water Music (Suite) - Royal Fireworks MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel : Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra1976Album
RavelStanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra1976Album
Boléro / La ValseMaurice Ravel / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra1975Album
All the Works for OrchestraMaurice Ravel / Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1975Album
L'œvre Pour Piano Et Orchestra = Works For Piano And OrchestraFrédéric Chopin, Alexis Weissenberg, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire1968Album
Music For Piano & OrchestraFrédéric Chopin - Alexis Weissenberg, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1968Album
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 Op. 83Johannes Brahms, Gina Bachauer, The London Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1967Album
Romeo And Juliet, Ballet Suites Nos. 1 & 2Sergei Prokofiev, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1962Album
Brahms Second Piano ConcertoJohannes Brahms - Gina Bachauer, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The London Symphony Orchestra1962Album
Symphony No. 5Dmitri Shostakovich, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra1962Album
Symphony No. 7 In C MajorFranz Schubert / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Conducting The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra1962Album
Concerto N.1Frédéric Chopin - Arthur Rubinstein - The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1961Album
Minneapolis StoryMinneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1961Album
Concerto No. 1Frédéric Chopin - Arthur Rubinstein, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski1961Album
Symphony In B Minor "Unfinished" · Incidental Music To "Rosamunde"Franz Schubert, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra1960Album
The Heart Of The SymphonyAntal Dorati, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Paul ParayAlbum
Beethoven Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-dur Op. 73Gina Bachauer, The London Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw SkrowaczewskiAlbum
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1, Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Alexis Weissenberg, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Gyorgy Cziffra, Orchestre De Paris, György Cziffra, Jr.Album
Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 2 F-moll Op. 21 / Fantasie über Polnische Volkslieder Op. 13Frédéric Chopin, Alexis Weissenberg - Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Stanislaw SkrowaczewskiAlbum
Concerto No. 1Frédéric Chopin, Arthur Rubinstein, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The New Symphony Orchestra Of LondonAlbum
Two Pastels / Andante For Strings / Concerto For English Horn And OrchestraMinnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Thomas Stacy - William MayerAlbum
Concerto N° 1 Pour Piano Et OrchestreFrédéric Chopin, Alexis Weissenberg, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du ConservatoireAlbum
Andante Spianato Und Große Polonaise Es-Dur Op.22 - B-Dur Op.2 Don Giovanni Thema - Polonaise As-Dur Op.61 - Krakowiak Konzert Rondo F-Dur Op.14Alexis Weissenberg - Frédéric Chopin - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du ConservatoireAlbum
Symphonie N°8 "Inachevée" - Symphonie N°5 "Du Nouveau Monde"Franz Schubert, Antonín Dvořák, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Paul ParayAlbum
Symphony No. 5 In B Flat / Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Spring Opus 38Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Franz Schubert / Robert SchumannAlbum
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Frédéric Chopin, Alexis Weissenberg, Stanislaw SkrowaczewskiAlbum
Klavierkonzert A-Moll, Opus 54 / Quasi VariazioniRobert Schumann, Byron Janis, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony OrchestraAlbum
Concerto Pour Piano = Klavierkonzert = Piano Concerto No 1Frédéric Chopin, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Alexis WeissenbergAlbum
Symphony No. 7 In E MajorAnton Bruckner, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony OrchestraAlbum
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