Album
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Op.19; Two Portraits Op.5 / Prokofiev: Scythian Suite Op. 20
Béla BartókShlomo MintzAmbrosian SingersLondon Symphony OrchestraChicago Symphony OrchestraClaudio Abbado
1986 · album · 20 tracks
Tracks
- 1The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: Introduction: A Bustling City Street. Allegro1:17
- 2The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Curtain Rises1:33
- 3The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: 1st Decoy Game - The Shabby Old Rake3:46
- 4The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: 2nd Decoy Game1:11
- 5The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Shy Youth Appears at the Door. Sostenuto1:38
- 6The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: 3rd Decoy Game1:27
- 7The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Mandarin Enters - Encounter with the Girl2:25
- 8The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Girl's Dance4:34
- 9The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: She Flees from Him; He Chases Her Wildly. Sempre vivace1:12
- 10The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Mandarin Stumbles, but Catches the Girl - They Fight - The Tramps Leap Out, Seize the Mandarin...2:47
- 11The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: Suddenly the Mandarin's Head Appears - The Tramps Drag Him Out3:16
- 12The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: They Drag the Mandarin to the Centre of the Room - The Mandarin's Body Begins to Glow2:51
- 13The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Tramps Take Him Down - He Falls to the Floor and at Once Leaps at the Girl - They Embrace1:04
- 14The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: His Longing Stilled, the Mandarin's Wounds Begin to Bleed - He Becomes Weaker and Dies1:01
- 152 Portraits, Sz. 37: I. One Ideal. Andante sostenuto10:09
- 162 Portraits, Sz. 37: II. One Grotesque. Presto2:08
- 17Scythian Suite, Op. 20: I. The Adoration of Veless and Ala5:37
- 18Scythian Suite, Op. 20: II. The Enemy of God and the Dance of the Spirits3:11
- 19Scythian Suite, Op. 20: III. Night6:11
- 20Scythian Suite, Op. 20: IV. Lolly's Departure and the Sun's Procession5:32