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Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly
The Miraculous Mandarin (Complete Ballet) • Concerto For Orchestra

Album 2001 on Decca label
Classical (Modern)

[recording details] (Concerto For Orchestra): Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 22-23 May 1995 (The Miraculous Mandarin): Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 21-22 May 1997 [Publishing details] (Concerto For Orchestra): Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers (The Miraculous Mandarin): Universal Edition AG, Vienna ℗ 2001 Decca Music Group Limited © 2001 Decca Music Group Limited CD is made in Germany. Printed in Germany. Made in Germany.

     
Musicians
PortraitBéla Bartók p, 1881-1945 HU
album by, composed by
PortraitConcertgebouworkest ,
orchestra, album by
PortraitRiccardo Chailly vc, *1953 IT
conductor, album by
PortraitDennis Collins ,
liner notes, french translation: text for the miraculous mandarin
PortraitClaire Delamarche ,
liner notes, french translation
PortraitChristiane Frobenius ,
liner notes, german translation: text for the miraculous mandarin
PortraitAndreas Klatt ,
liner notes, german translation
PortraitLaurenscantorij , NL
choir
PortraitMenyhért Lengyel ,
libretto by, text by
Producers
Mark Millington art direction
Ian Watson edited by, recording editor
Jenni Whiteside edited by, recording editor
Andrew Cornall executive-producer, producer, recording producer
Paul Griffiths liner notes
Sasha Gusov photography by, back inlay: photo of riccardo chailly
John Pellowe engineer, balance engineer
Michael Mailes engineer, technical engineer
John Dunkerley engineer, balance engineer
Michael Stuart engineer, technical engineer
Composers
Béla Bartók
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Concerto For Orchestra (Sz 116, BB 123)Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo ChaillyBéla Bartók
2I Introduzione: Andante Non Troppo — Allegro VivaceBéla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly9:56
3II Gioco Delle Coppie: Allegretto ScherzandoBéla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly6:13
4III Elegia: Andante Non TroppoBéla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly8:03
5IV Intermezzo Interrotto: AllegrettoBéla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly4:36
6V Finale: Pesante — PrestoBéla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly10:01
7The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19 (Sz 73, BB 82) (Pantomime In One Act)Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo ChaillyBéla Bartók
8Allegro (Introduction): A Bustling City Street.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:17
9The Curtain Rises On A Shabby Room In The Slums, Where Three Penniless Tramps Force A Girl To Lure In Prospective Victims From The Street.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:48
10First Decoy Game.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:23
11The Shabby Old Rake Enters And Makes Comic Gestures Of Love To The Girl Until The Tramps Throw Him Out.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly2:22
12Second Decoy Game.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:23
13The Shy Young Man Appears In The Door, And The Girl Dances — At First Hesitantly, Then Faster And More Passionately — Until The Tramps Throw Him OutBéla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:50
14Third Decoy Game.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:06
15Horrified, They See A Weird Figure Int He Street, And The Tramps Hide As They Hear Him Coming Up The Stairs.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly0:30
16The Mandarin Enters And Standds Immobile In The Doorway; The Girl Flees Terrified To The Other End Of The Room.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly0:45
17General Consternation. The Girl Overcomes Her Repugnance And Slowly Entices The Mandarin To Come Closer And Finally Sit In A Chair.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:30
18At Last She Overcomes Her Reluctance And Begins A Hesistant Dance, Which Gradually Enlivens To A Pitch Of Erotic Frenzy, As The Mandarin Stares At Her Impassively.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly4:44
19The Girl Sinks Down To Embrace Him; He Begins To Tremble In Feverish Excitement.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly0:26
20She Flees From Him, And He Chases Her More And More Wildly.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:41
21The Mandarin Catches The Girl, And They Fight.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly0:14
22The Tramps Leap Out, Tear The Mandarin Away From The Girl, And Seize His Jewelry And Money.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly0:15
23"We Must Kill Him, Stifle Him Under The Pillows On The Bed", The Tramps Decide.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:36
24They Think He Is Dead, But Suddenly The Mandarin's Head Appears Between The Pillows And He Looks Longingly At The Girl; The Four Shudder And Stand Aghast.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:04
25At Last The Three Tramps Master Their Horror. They Drag The Mandarin Out And Grip Him Firmly While One Stabs Him Three Times With A Rusty Sword.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:22
26Suddenly He Draws Himself Up And Leaps At The Girl. The Tramps Stop Him And Hold Him Fast Again. While They Hold Him, The Mandarin Looks Longingly At The Girl.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly0:57
27They Drag The Resisting Mandarin To The Centre Of The Room And Hang Him On The Lamp Hook.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:13
28The Lamp Falls To The Floor, And The Body Of The Mandarin Begins To Glow With A Greenish Blue Light. His Eyes Remain Fixed On The Girl.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:57
29At Her Insistence, The Tramps Take Him Down. The Mandarin Falls On The Floor And At Once Leaps At The Girl. She Resists No Longer, And They Embrace.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:07
30The Mandarin's Longing Is Now Stilled, His Woundds Begin To Bleed, And He Dies After A Short Struggle.Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly1:06
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