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Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; The Miraculous Mandarin etc. / Järvi, Philharmonia, RSNO

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Details

Composer
BARTOK, BELA
Artist
Jarvi
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jul 29, 2014
Catalog #
CHAN 241-52
UPC
095115245224

About

This ‘2-for-1’ reissue brings together the best performances by Neeme Järvi of the music by Bartók, taken from his extraordinarily prolific recording career with Chandos Records. The four works span Bartók's career and include some of the greatest music he ever wrote.

The Concerto for Orchestra has remained one of Bartók’s most popular orchestral works since its triumphant premiere in 1944. Its title signals that each section of instruments is treated in a soloistic and virtuoso way. According to Bartók himself, ‘the general mood of the work represents, apart from the jesting second movement, a gradual transition from the sternness of the first movement and the lugubrious death-song of the third, to the life-assertion of the last one’.

The ballet The Miraculous Mandarin is heard here in its complete form. Set in a seedy urban underworld, it tells the tale of a prostitute, the three thugs that control her, and their mysterious encounter with the eponymous Mandarin. In portraying this scenario Bartók creates an astonishingly vivid score with some of the most colourful music he ever wrote.

The Wooden Prince, an earlier ballet, could not on the surface be further from The Miraculous Mandarin. Lacking its daring modernism, it instead shows the influence of Debussy, Strauss, and Wagner. However, its outwardly sunny character obscures a strange and surreal undertone.

The Hungarian Pictures are skilful and imaginative orchestrations made in 1931 of five earlier piano pieces. Each with its own distinct character, these pieces give the impression of being an authentic folksong arrangement, although this is true only of the last of the five. - Chandos

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Opening - 04:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Opening -
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  3. 2 First Dance: Dance of the Princess in the Forest - 05:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    First Dance: Dance of the Princess in the Forest -
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  4. 3 Second Dance: Dance of the Trees - 05:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    Second Dance: Dance of the Trees -
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  5. 4 Third Dance: Dance of the Waves - 11:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Third Dance: Dance of the Waves -
    Duration
    11:16
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  6. 5 Fourth Dance: Dance of the Princess with the Wooden Prince - 15:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fourth Dance: Dance of the Princess with the Wooden Prince -
    Duration
    15:25
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  7. 6 Fifth Dance: The Princess Prods and Encourages the Wooden Prince to Dance - 01:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fifth Dance: The Princess Prods and Encourages the Wooden Prince to Dance -
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  8. 7 Sixth Dance: With an Alluring Dance, the Princess Tries to Appeal to the Prince - 01:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    Sixth Dance: With an Alluring Dance, the Princess Tries to Appeal to the Prince -
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  9. 8 Seventh Dance: Alarmed, the Princess Hurries After the Prince, but the Forest Keeps Her Back - 06:42
    Track
    8
    Title
    Seventh Dance: Alarmed, the Princess Hurries After the Prince, but the Forest Keeps Her Back -
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  10. 9 Postlude 02:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Postlude
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  11. 10 No. 1. An Evening in the Village 03:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. An Evening in the Village
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  12. 11 No. 2. Bear Dance 01:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Bear Dance
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  13. 12 No. 3. Melody 02:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Melody
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  14. 13 No. 4. Slightly Tipsy 02:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Slightly Tipsy
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  15. 14 No. 5. Swineherd's Dance 02:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Swineherd's Dance
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 A shabby room in the slums - 03:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    A shabby room in the slums -
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  18. 2 First decoy game - 04:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    First decoy game -
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  19. 3 Second decoy game - 03:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Second decoy game -
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  20. 4 Third decoy game - 04:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Third decoy game -
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  21. 5 The girl is undecided - 04:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    The girl is undecided -
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  22. 6 The Mandarin's passion is finally roused - 05:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Mandarin's passion is finally roused -
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  23. 7 Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears between the pillows - 04:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears between the pillows -
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  24. 8 The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish blue light - 02:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish blue light -
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  25. 9 The mandarin falls to the floor and at once leaps at the girl 02:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    The mandarin falls to the floor and at once leaps at the girl
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  26. 10 I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace 10:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  27. 11 II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegro scherzando 06:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  28. 12 III. Elegia: Andante non troppo 08:44
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Elegia: Andante non troppo
    Duration
    08:44
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  29. 13 IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto 04:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  30. 14 V. Finale: Pesante - Presto 10:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Finale: Pesante - Presto
    Duration
    10:05
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi