"Seldom mentioned among the great conductors, the art of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski has been preserved across an astonishing period of time, from the mid-1950s to the present day. He's not just the last remnant of the old guard, though. He's a legitimately great musician who is especially beloved in Minnesota, which he quietly built into an American powerhouse. Among his many gifts, he is a tremendous and almost always persuasive advocate of Anton Bruckner.In an age where everyone is recording Bruckner – and curiously, when his mix of religiosity and naïveté is probably the least socially appealing – Skrowaczewski is one of the few conductors alive who I trust to do the music right every time. This disc dates from 1997, well before the Bruckner explosion and at a time when a small label like Reference Recordings was still carving a niche as an audiophile enterprise. Who knew that this orchestra could make this sound nearly two decades ago? Clearly, Reference Recordings did, and we have this performance forever as a result."
- Brian Wigman - classical.net
Musicians:
Composed By – Anton Bruckner
Conductor – Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Orchestra – Minnesota Orchestra