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Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin & Violin Concerto No. 2 / Gielen, ORF VRSO
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Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin & Violin Concerto No. 2 / Gielen, ORF VRSO

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Details

Composer
Bela Bartok
Artist
Ernst Kovacic
Format
CD
Label
Orfeo
Released
Feb 07, 2025
Catalog #
ORF-C230141
UPC
4011790230047

About

‘The Miraculous Mandarin’ (Op. 19, Sz. 73) is Bartók's last work for the stage. The plot revolves around prostitution, brutality, robbery, murder, being an outsider, (unrequited) love, and finally, as a catharsis, a kind of love-death. The music is relentlessly sharp for long stretches, garishly dissonant, radical—probably the most modern score Bartók created. The premiere (1926) in Cologne was a scandal, and Konrad Adenauer, then Lord Mayor of Cologne, immediately cancelled the performances.The Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112, was composed between August 1937 and December 31, 1938, shortly before Bartók's emigration to the United States in view of the increasingly oppressive political and social climate in Hungary. Unlike the ‘Mandarin,’ the work quickly established itself after its premiere in Amsterdam in 1939 as one of the central violin concertos of the first half of the 20th century, and at the same time, as one of Bartók's greatest creations.

In the course of his long career, Michael Gielen has been Music Director of the Royal Opera in Stockholm, the Belgian National Orchestra in Brussels, the Dutch Opera, and the Frankfurt Opera. He was also Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Staatskapelle Berlin, as well as Chief Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Südwestfunk Symphony Orchestra.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Opening - The girl and three tramps 02:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Opening - The girl and three tramps
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  2. 2 First seduction game: the shabby old rake 03:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    First seduction game: the shabby old rake
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  3. 3 Second seduction game: the young student 03:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    Second seduction game: the young student
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  4. 4 Third seduction game 01:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    Third seduction game
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  5. 5 The Mandarin enters and remains immobile in the doorway 06:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Mandarin enters and remains immobile in the doorway
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  6. 6 The girl sinks down to embrace him 02:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    The girl sinks down to embrace him
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  7. 7 The three tramps leap out, seize the Mandarin and tear him away from the girl 02:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    The three tramps leap out, seize the Mandarin and tear him away from the girl
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  8. 8 Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears between the pillows and he looks longingly at the girl 03:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears between the pillows and he looks longingly at the girl
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  9. 9 The terrified tramps discuss how they are to get rid of the Mandarin 01:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    The terrified tramps discuss how they are to get rid of the Mandarin
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  10. 10 The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish blue light 01:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish blue light
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    ORF Vienna Radio Choir, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  11. 11 She resists no longer – they embrace 02:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    She resists no longer – they embrace
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  12. 12 I. Allegro non troppo 16:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    16:34
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Ernst Kovacic
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  13. 13 II. Andante tranquillo 09:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Ernst Kovacic
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen
  14. 14 III. Allegro molto 11:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    11:57
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Ernst Kovacic
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Michael Gielen