Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Hungarian Peasant Songs; Rumanian Folk Dances

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Hungarian Peasant Songs; Rumanian Folk Dances

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Hungarian Peasant Songs; Rumanian Folk Dances
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Composer: Bela Bartok
Conductor: Ivan Fischer
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-10-20
Music Label: Philips
Soundtracks:
  1. Hungarian Peasant Songs (Magyar parasztdalok), for orchestra, Sz. 100, BB 107: Ballad - Ballade
  2. Hungarian Peasant Songs (Magyar parasztdalok), for orchestra, Sz. 100, BB 107: Hungarian Peasant Dances
  3. Hungarian Sketches (Magyar képek), for orchestra, Sz. 97, BB 103: 1. An Evening at the Village
  4. Hungarian Sketches (Magyar képek), for orchestra, Sz. 97, BB 103: 2. Bear Dance
  5. Hungarian Sketches (Magyar képek), for orchestra, Sz. 97, BB 103: 3. Melody
  6. Hungarian Sketches (Magyar képek), for orchestra, Sz. 97, BB 103: 4. Slightly Tipsy
  7. Hungarian Sketches (Magyar képek), for orchestra, Sz. 97, BB 103: 5. Swineherd's Dance
  8. Romanian Folk Dances (7) (Román népi táncok), for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76: 1. Sitck Dance (from Mesöszabad)
  9. Romanian Folk Dances (7) (Román népi táncok), for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76: 2. Sash Dance (From Egres)
  10. Romanian Folk Dances (7) (Román népi táncok), for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76: 3. In One Spot (from Egres)
  11. Romanian Folk Dances (7) (Román népi táncok), for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76: 4. Horn Dance (from Bisztra)
  12. Romanian Folk Dances (7) (Román népi táncok), for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76: 5. Roumanian Polka (from Belényes)
  13. Romanian Folk Dances (7) (Rom�¡n n�©pi t�¡ncok), for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76: 6. Fast Dance (from Bel�©nyes)
  14. Romanian Folk Dances (7) (Rom�¡n n�©pi t�¡ncok), for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76: 7. Fast Dance (from Ny�¡gra)
  15. Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra (arranged from Sonatina), Sz. 96, BB 102b: 1. Allegretto
  16. Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra (arranged from Sonatina), Sz. 96, BB 102b: 2. Moderato
  17. Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra (arranged from Sonatina), Sz. 96, BB 102b: 3. Allegro vivace
  18. Romanian Dance (Rom�¡n t�¡nc), for orchestra, Sz. 47a, BB 61
  19. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Allegro
  20. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Moderato (First decoy game)
  21. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): (Second decoy game)
  22. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Sostenuto (Third decoy game)
  23. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Maestoso
  24. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Allegro
  25. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Sempre vivo
  26. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Adagio
  27. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Agitato
  28. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Molto moderato
  29. The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19): Più mosso

Free Music Notes for Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Hungarian Peasant Songs; Rumanian Folk Dances

Free Music Review: Masterly
Hit: 5 Stars

Ivan Fischer's Bartok recordings with the Budapest Festival Orchestra do, in my view, stand among the great recordings of the 20th century. Even so, this recording of the Miraculous Mandarin is the highlight. I am indeed hard pressed to see how this one can be equaled, let alone surpassed. The electrifying energy is all there and the performance is so vivid and so red-blooded that it almost leaves the listener (this listener, at least) gasping for breath. It is raw, tough, smoldering and it sounds as if the whole work has been conceived of as one big arch from the quiet, but anxious opening in the cellos, to the thunderously savage all-hell-is-loose chase scene. But the rigid focus is not realized at the expense of detail and color - every facet is there, every nuance of swirling colors and shades, every facet of the majesty, fervor, nobility, seductiveness, aggression, tenderness, voluptuousness, playfulness, barbarism and rage contained in this marvelous work. One thing is Fischer's vision of the work, however; another is the fact that the Budapest Festival Orchestral players' individual contributions are small miracles in themselves; piercing, raw strings, woodwind playing that can realize the cackling reediness and deep warmth with perfection, thundering brass and percussion - everything is simply as good as it could possibly be. This, then, is as close as one can hope to come to a perfect performance of anything, and one of the performances (of anything at all) I am truly, utterly grateful that I have had the opportunity to hear.

The same qualities permeate the rest of the disc, from the playfully impish, buoyant and lively Hungarian Peasant songs, the imaginative fairy-tale atmosphere of the Hungarian Sketches, the bouncingly fiery and lyrical (at turns) Romanian Folkdances and the mesmerizing Transylvanian Dances (the Sonatina for piano, orchestrated with skill and imagination). In short, this is a glorious disc, and the sound quality is absolutely excellent. A must, if there ever was one.
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