Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin (Complete Ballet); Hungarian Peasant Songs; Roumanian Folk Dances - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer / Philips Digital Classics / Philips Audio CD 1997 / 454 430-2
UPC 028945443027
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.
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Philips – 454 430-2 |
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| Series: |
Philips Digital Classics |
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CD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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1997 |
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| Genre: |
Classical |
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| Style: |
Modern |
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Tracklist:
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Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100, BB 107 |
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| 2 |
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Hungarian Peasant Dances |
6:21 |
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Hungarian Sketches, Sz. 97, BB 103
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| 3 |
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1. An Evening At The Village |
2:58 |
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| 7 |
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5. Swineherd's Dance |
2:11 |
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Roumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76
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| 8 |
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1. Stick Dance (From Mezőszabad) |
1:13 |
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| 9 |
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2. Sash Dance (From Egres) |
0:37 |
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| 10 |
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3. In One Spot (From Egres) |
1:00 |
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| 11 |
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4. Horn Dance (From Bisztra) |
1:43 |
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| 12 |
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5. Roumanian Polka (From Belényes) |
0:31 |
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| 13 |
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6. Fast Dance (From Belényes) |
0:15 |
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| 14 |
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7. Fast Dance (From Nyágra) |
0:39 |
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Dances Of Transylvania, Sz. 96, BB 102b
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| 17 |
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3. Allegro Vivace |
1:59 |
| 18 |
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Roumanian Dance, Sz. 47a, BB 61 |
4:28 |
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The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Complete Ballet)
Text By – Menyhért Lengyel
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Moderato (First Decoy Game) |
3:49 |
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(Second Decoy Game) |
3:19 |
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| 22 |
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Sostenuto (Third Decoy Game) |
1:34 |
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- A&R, Producer – Hermine Sterringa
- Art Direction – Ton Friesen
- Choir – Hungarian Radio Chorus (tracks: 18)
- Chorus Master – Kálmán Strausz
- Composed By – Béla Bartók
- Conductor – Iván Fischer
- Editor [Tape Editor] – Gosia Jankowska
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Jan Wesselink, Nico de Koning, Roger de Schot
- Liner Notes – Alain Poirier, Gloria Staffieri, Jürgen Hunkemöller, Max Harrison
- Orchestra – Budapest Festival Orchestra
- Photography By [Béla Bartók, Aged 30] – Lebrecht Collection
- Photography By [Iván Fischer] – Lou Letto
- Producer [Recording Producer], Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Hein Dekker
