Description
Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin; Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta - Chicago Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, Pierre Boulez / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD Stereo 1996 / 447 747-2
UPC 028944774726
The Miraculous Mandarin (Hungarian: A csodálatos mandarin, pronounced [ˈɒ ˈt͡ʃodaːlɒtoʃ ˈmɒndɒrin]; German: Der wunderbare Mandarin) Op. 19, Sz. 73 (BB 82), is a one act pantomime ballet composed by Béla Bartók between 1918 and 1924, and based on the 1916 story by Melchior Lengyel. Premiered on 27 November 1926 conducted by Eugen Szenkar at the Cologne Opera, Germany, it caused a scandal and was subsequently banned on moral grounds. Although more successful at its Prague premiere, it was generally performed during the rest of Bartók's life in the form of a concert suite, which preserves about two-thirds of the original pantomime's music.
| Label: | Deutsche Grammophon – 447 747-2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1996 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| The Miraculous Mandarin Op. 19, Sz 73 | (31:41) | ||
| 1 | Beginning [Allegro] | 3:03 | |
| 2 | First Seduction Game: The Shabby Old Rake [Moderato] | 3:44 | |
| 3 | Second Seduction Game | 3:13 | |
| 4 | Third Seduction Game [Sostenuto] | 1:41 | |
| 5 | The Mandarin Enters And Remains Immobile In The Doorway [Maestoso] | 6:51 | |
| 6 | The Girl Sinks Down To Embrace Him... [Allegro] | 2:29 | |
| 7 | The Tramps Leap Out, Seize The Mandarin And Tear Him Away From The Girl... [Sempre Vivo] | 2:06 | |
| 8 | Suddenly The Mandarin's Head Appears Between The Pillows And He Looks Longingly At The Girl [Adagio] | 3:01 | |
| 9 | The Terrified Tramps Discuss How They Are To Get Rid Of The Mandarin At Last [Agitato] | 1:25 | |
| 10 | The Body Of The Mandarin Begins To Glow With A Greenish Blue Light [Molto Moderato] | 1:47 | |
| 11 | She Resists No Longer, They Embrace [Più Mosso - Vivo] | 2:21 | |
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Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta Sz 106 |
(30:24) |
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| 12 | 1. Andante Tranquillo | 7:55 | |
| 13 | 2. Allegro | 7:35 | |
| 14 | 3. Adagio | 7:27 | |
| 15 | 4. Allegro Molto | 7:27 |
- Chorus – Chicago Symphony Chorus (tracks: 1 to 11)
- Chorus Master – Duain Wolfe (tracks: 1 to 11)
- Composed By – Béla Bartók
- Conductor – Pierre Boulez
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Rainer Maillard
- Engineer [Recording Engineer], Edited By – Hans-Rudolf Müller, Stephan Flock
- Executive-Producer – Roger Wright
- Liner Notes – Paul Griffiths (4)
- Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Other [Scenario By] – Menyhért Lengyel
- Producer [Recording] – Karl-August Naegler
