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.
Béla Bartók p, 1881-1945 HU album by, composed by | |
Concertgebouworkest , orchestra, album by | |
Riccardo Chailly vc, *1953 IT conductor, album by | |
Dennis Collins , liner notes, french translation: text for the miraculous mandarin | |
Claire Delamarche , liner notes, french translation | |
Christiane Frobenius , liner notes, german translation: text for the miraculous mandarin | |
Andreas Klatt , liner notes, german translation | |
Laurenscantorij , NL choir | |
Menyhért Lengyel , libretto by, text by |
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 |
Béla Bartók |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Concerto For Orchestra (Sz 116, BB 123) | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | Béla Bartók | |
2 | I Introduzione: Andante Non Troppo — Allegro Vivace | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 9:56 | |
3 | II Gioco Delle Coppie: Allegretto Scherzando | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 6:13 | |
4 | III Elegia: Andante Non Troppo | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 8:03 | |
5 | IV Intermezzo Interrotto: Allegretto | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 4:36 | |
6 | V Finale: Pesante — Presto | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 10:01 | |
7 | The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19 (Sz 73, BB 82) (Pantomime In One Act) | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | Béla Bartók | |
8 | Allegro (Introduction): A Bustling City Street. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:17 | |
9 | The 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 Chailly | 1:48 | |
10 | First Decoy Game. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:23 | |
11 | The Shabby Old Rake Enters And Makes Comic Gestures Of Love To The Girl Until The Tramps Throw Him Out. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 2:22 | |
12 | Second Decoy Game. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:23 | |
13 | The Shy Young Man Appears In The Door, And The Girl Dances — At First Hesitantly, Then Faster And More Passionately — Until The Tramps Throw Him Out | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:50 | |
14 | Third Decoy Game. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:06 | |
15 | Horrified, They See A Weird Figure Int He Street, And The Tramps Hide As They Hear Him Coming Up The Stairs. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 0:30 | |
16 | The Mandarin Enters And Standds Immobile In The Doorway; The Girl Flees Terrified To The Other End Of The Room. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 0:45 | |
17 | General Consternation. The Girl Overcomes Her Repugnance And Slowly Entices The Mandarin To Come Closer And Finally Sit In A Chair. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:30 | |
18 | At 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 Chailly | 4:44 | |
19 | The Girl Sinks Down To Embrace Him; He Begins To Tremble In Feverish Excitement. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 0:26 | |
20 | She Flees From Him, And He Chases Her More And More Wildly. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:41 | |
21 | The Mandarin Catches The Girl, And They Fight. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 0:14 | |
22 | The Tramps Leap Out, Tear The Mandarin Away From The Girl, And Seize His Jewelry And Money. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 0:15 | |
23 | "We Must Kill Him, Stifle Him Under The Pillows On The Bed", The Tramps Decide. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:36 | |
24 | They 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 Chailly | 1:04 | |
25 | At 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 Chailly | 1:22 | |
26 | Suddenly 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 Chailly | 0:57 | |
27 | They Drag The Resisting Mandarin To The Centre Of The Room And Hang Him On The Lamp Hook. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:13 | |
28 | The 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 Chailly | 1:57 | |
29 | At 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 Chailly | 1:07 | |
30 | The Mandarin's Longing Is Now Stilled, His Woundds Begin To Bleed, And He Dies After A Short Struggle. | Béla Bartók / Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly | 1:06 |