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Boulez conducts Bartók

Krystian Zimerman (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Hélène Grimaud (piano), Tamara Stefanovich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Nigel Thomas & Neil Percy, Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Gil Shaham (violin), Jessye Norman (Judith), Láslá Polgár (Bluebeard) & Nicholas Simon (Prologue),...

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Contents

Bartók: Four Orchestral Pieces Op. 12 (Sz 51)

Work length22:45
$3.40
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  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1992-12-12
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Preludio

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II. Scherzo: Allegro

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III. Intermezzo: Moderato

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IV. Marcia funebre: Maestoso

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Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116

Work length37:05
$4.25
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  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1992-12-12
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Introduzione (Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace)

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II. Giuoco della coppie (Allegretto scherzando)

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III. Elegia (Andante, non troppo)

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IV. Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto)

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V. Finale (Pesante - Presto)

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Bartók: Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77

Work length16:34
$5.10
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  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1992-12-12
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Moderato

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II. Allegro molto

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III. Allegro vivace

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IV. Molto tranquillo

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V. Comodo

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VI. Finale (Allegro)

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Bartók: Két Kép (Two Images), Op. 10, BB 59

Work length18:28
$1.70
$2.30
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1992-12-12
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

In voller Blüte

Track length8:42
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Dorftanz

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Bartók: Hungarian Sketches, BB 103, Sz. 97

Work length10:50
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  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1993-12-13
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. An Evening In The Village

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II. Bear Melody

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III. Melody

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IV. Slightly Tipsy

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V. Swineherd's Dance

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Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113

Work length26:12
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  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1993-12-13
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Allegro non troppo

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II. Molto adagio

Track length9:35
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III. Allegro assai

Track length7:35
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Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83

Work length23:14
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  • Krystian Zimerman (piano)
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 2001-11-12
  • Recording Venue: Symphony Hall, Chicago

I. Allegro moderato - Allegro

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II. Andante

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III. Allegro molto - Allegro

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Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95

Work length27:04
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  • Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 2003-02-03
  • Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

I. Allegro

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II. Adagio - Più adagio - Presto

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III. Allegro molto

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Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119

Work length25:47
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  • Hélène Grimaud (piano)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 2004-10-09
  • Recording Venue: London, St. Luke's, Jerwood Hall

I. Allegretto

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II. Adagio religioso

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III. Allegro vivace

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Bartók: Concerto for 2 pianos, percussion & orchestra, BB 121, Sz. 115

Work length25:33
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  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Neil Percy (percussion), Nigel Thomas (percussion)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 2008-05-01
  • Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London

I. Assai lento - Allegro molto

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II. Lento ma non troppo

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III. Allegro ma non troppo

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Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36

Work length21:20
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  • Gidon Kremer (violin)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 2004-03-22
  • Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

I. Andante sostenuto

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II. Allegro giocoso

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Bartók: Viola Concerto, BB 128, Sz. 120

Work length23:22
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  • Yuri Bashmet (viola)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 2004-03-21
  • Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

I. Moderato - Lento parlando

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II. Adagio religioso - Allegretto

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III. Allegro vivace

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Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112

Work length40:28
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  • Gil Shaham (violin)
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1998-12-14
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Allegro non troppo

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II. Andante tranquillo

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III. Allegro molto

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Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, BB 94b, Sz. 87

Work length11:12
$1.70
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  • Gil Shaham (violin)
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1998-12-14
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Lassú: Moderato

Track length5:15
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II. Friss: Allegretto moderato

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Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 2, BB 96b, Sz. 90

Work length11:37
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  • Gil Shaham (violin)
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1998-12-14
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Lassú: Moderato

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II. Friss: Allegro moderato

Track length6:22
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Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, Op. 11

Work length57:57
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  • Jessye Norman (soprano), László Polgár (bass (vocal))
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1993-12-13
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Prologue - Opening Scene. "Megérkeztünk"

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"Ez a Kékszakállú véra?"

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"Nagy csukott ajtókat"

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Door 1. "Jaj!" "Mit látsz? Mit látsz?" "Láncok, kések"

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Door 2. "Mit látsz?" "Százkegyetlen szörnyü fegyver"

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Door 3. "Oh, be sok kincs! Oh, be sok kincs!"

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Door 4. "Oh! virágok! Oh! ilatoskert!"

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Door 5. Kékszakállú: "Nézd hogy derül már a váram"

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Door 6. "Csendes fehér tavat látok"

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"Az utolsót nem nyitom ki"

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"Tudom, tudom, Kékszakállú"

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Door 7. "Lásd a régi aszszonyokat"

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Bartók: Cantata Profana 'The Nine Enchanted Stags', BB 100, Sz. 94

Work length18:05
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  • John Aler (tenor), John Tomlinson (baritone), Margaret Hillis (chorus master)
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1991-12-21
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Molto moderato

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II. Andante

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III. Moderato

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Bartók: The Wooden Prince Suite, BB 74, Sz. 60

Work length54:53
$6.80
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  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1991-12-21
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Introduction

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1st Dance: Dance of the Princess in the Forest

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2nd Dance: Dance of the Trees

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3rd Dance: Dance of the Waves

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4th Dance: Dance of the Princess with the Wooden Doll

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5th Dance: The Princess Pulls and Tugs at the Wooden Prince and Tries to Make Him Dance

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6th Dance: She Tries to Attract the Real Prince with Her Seductive Dancing

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7th Dance: Dismayed, the Princess Attempts to Hurry after the Prince, but the Forest Bars Her Way

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

Work length31:38
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  • Duain Wolfe (chorus master)
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1994-12-17
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Allegro: Introduction

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Moderato: First Decoy Game

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Second Decoy Game

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Sostenuto: Third Decoy Game

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Maestoso: The Mandarin Enters

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Allegro: The Girl Sinks Down to Embrace Him

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Sempre vivo: The Tramps Leap Out

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Adagio: Suddenly The Mandarin's Head Appears

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

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

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Più mosso - Vivo - She Resists No Longer - They Embrace.

Track length2:21
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Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106

Work length30:24
$3.40
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  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Recorded: 1994-12-17
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

I. Andante tranquillo

Track length7:55
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II. Allegro

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III. Adagio

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IV. Allegro molto

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