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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Hungarian Peasant Songs & other folk dances

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Iván Fischer

As Mandarins go, they don't come more miraculous than this – a vivid, no-holds-barred performance. Everything tells: the flavour is right, the pacing too, and the sound has a toughened, raw-edged... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…
  • Release Date: 14th Jun 2004
  • Catalogue No: 4761799
  • Label: Philips
  • Series: Gramophone Awards Collection
  • Length: 66 minutes

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Contents

Excerpt, Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs for orchestra, BB 107, Sz. 100

Work length9:23
  • Budapest Festival Orchestra
  • Iván Fischer
  • Recorded: 1996-02
  • Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

Ballade

Track length3:02

Hungarian Peasant Dances

Track length6:21

Bartók: Hungarian Sketches, BB 103, Sz. 97

Work length11:17
  • Budapest Festival Orchestra
  • Iván Fischer
  • Recorded: 1996-02
  • Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

1. An Evening in the Village

Track length2:59

2. Bear Melody

Track length1:37

3. Melody

Track length2:22

4. Slightly Tipsy

Track length2:08

5. Swineherd's Dance

Track length2:11

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68

Work length5:57
  • Budapest Festival Orchestra
  • Iván Fischer
  • Recorded: 1996-02
  • Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

1. Stick Dance (from Mezöszabad)

Track length1:13

2. Sash Dance (from Egres)

Track length0:37

3. In One Spot (from Egres)

Track length1:00

4. Horn Dance (from Bisztra)

Track length1:43

5. Roumanian Polka (from Belényes)

Track length0:30

6. Fast Dance (from Belényes)

Track length0:15

7. Fast Dance (from Nyágra)

Track length0:39

Bartók: Danses of Transylvania BB 102b

Work length4:15
  • Budapest Festival Orchestra
  • Iván Fischer
  • Recorded: 1996-02
  • Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

1. Allegretto

Track length1:35

2. Moderato

Track length0:41

3. Allegro vivace

Track length1:59

Bartók: Roumanian Dance, Sz. 47a, BB 61

Work length4:30
  • Budapest Festival Orchestra
  • Iván Fischer
  • Recorded: 1996-02
  • Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (ballet)

Work length31:10
  • Budapest Festival Orchestra
  • Iván Fischer
  • Recorded: 1996-02
  • Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

Allegro: Introduction

Track length3:04

Moderato: First Decoy Game

Track length3:49

Second Decoy Game

Track length3:18

Sostenuto: Third Decoy Game

Track length1:34

Maestoso: The Mandarin Enters

Track length6:56

Allegro: The Girl Sinks Down to Embrace Him

Track length2:19

Sempre Vivo: The Tramps Leap Out

Track length2:03

Adagio: Suddenly the Mandarin's Head Appears

Track length2:50

Agitato: Again, the Frightened Tramps Discuss How To Eliminate the Mandarin

Track length1:33

Molto Moderato: The Body of the Mandarin Begins to Glow With a Greenish Blue Light

Track length1:40

Più Mosso: The Mandarin Falls On the Floor

Track length2:04

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