Bartók / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly - The Miraculous Mandarin (Complete Ballet) • Concerto For Orchestra

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Concerto For Orchestra (Sz 116, BB 123) Composed By – Béla BartókEngineer [Balance Engineer] – John PelloweEngineer [Technical Engineer] – Michael Mailes
1	I Introduzione: Andante Non Troppo — Allegro Vivace	9:56
2	II Gioco Delle Coppie: Allegretto Scherzando	6:13
3	III Elegia: Andante Non Troppo	8:03
4	IV Intermezzo Interrotto: Allegretto	4:36
5	V Finale: Pesante — Presto	10:01
The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19 (Sz 73, BB 82) (Pantomime In One Act) Choir – Laurenscantorij Chor*Composed By – Béla BartókEngineer [Balance Engineer] – John DunkerleyEngineer [Technical Engineer] – Michael Stuart Libretto By [Text By] – Menyhért Lengyel
6	Allegro (Introduction): A Bustling City Street.	1:17
7	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.	1:48
8	First Decoy Game.	1:23
9	The Shabby Old Rake Enters And Makes Comic Gestures Of Love To The Girl Until The Tramps Throw Him Out.	2:22
10	Second Decoy Game.	1:23
11	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	1:50
12	Third Decoy Game.	1:06
13	Horrified, They See A Weird Figure Int He Street, And The Tramps Hide As They Hear Him Coming Up The Stairs.	0:30
14	The Mandarin Enters And Standds Immobile In The Doorway; The Girl Flees Terrified To The Other End Of The Room.	0:45
15	General Consternation. The Girl Overcomes Her Repugnance And Slowly Entices The Mandarin To Come Closer And Finally Sit In A Chair.	1:30
16	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.	4:44
17	The Girl Sinks Down To Embrace Him; He Begins To Tremble In Feverish Excitement.	0:26
18	She Flees From Him, And He Chases Her More And More Wildly.	1:41
19	The Mandarin Catches The Girl, And They Fight.	0:14
20	The Tramps Leap Out, Tear The Mandarin Away From The Girl, And Seize His Jewelry And Money.	0:15
21	"We Must Kill Him, Stifle Him Under The Pillows On The Bed", The Tramps Decide.	1:36
22	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.	1:04
23	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.	1:22
24	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.	0:57
25	They Drag The Resisting Mandarin To The Centre Of The Room And Hang Him On The Lamp Hook.	1:13
26	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.	1:57
27	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.	1:07
28	The Mandarin's Longing Is Now Stilled, His Woundds Begin To Bleed, And He Dies After A Short Struggle.	1:06

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Decca Music Group Limited
• Copyright (c) – Decca Music Group Limited
• Published By – Boosey & Hawkes
• Published By – Universal Edition
• Recorded At – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
• Edited At – Classic Sound Ltd.
• Made By – Universal M & L, Germany

Credits

• Art Direction – Mark Millington
• Conductor – Riccardo Chailly
• Edited By [Recording Editor] – Ian Watson , Jenni Whiteside
• Executive-Producer, Producer [Recording Producer] – Andrew Cornall
• Liner Notes – Paul Griffiths
• Liner Notes [French Translation: Text For The Miraculous Mandarin] – Dennis Collins
• Liner Notes [French Translation] – Claire Delamarche
• Liner Notes [German Translation: Text For The Miraculous Mandarin] – Christiane Frobenius
• Liner Notes [German Translation] – Andreas Klatt
• Orchestra – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*
• Photography By [Back Inlay: Photo Of Riccardo Chailly] – Sasha Gusov

Notes

[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.

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• Barcode (Scanned): 0028945884127
• Barcode (Text): 0 28945 88412 7
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• Other: MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L001
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0128
• Label Code: LC 00171
• Rights Society: BIEM
• Rights Society: MCPS
• Other (SPARS Code): DDD