Bela Bartók (1881-1945) The Miraculous Mandarin op. 19, Two Portraits op. 5 e Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Scythian Suite op. 20

 

Bela Bartók (1881-1945)

The Miraculous Mandarin op. 19
01) Beginning (1:17)
02) The curtain rises (1:33)
03) First seduction game: the shabby old rake (3:46)
04) Second seduction game (1:11)
05) The shy youth appears at the door (1:38)
06) Third seduction game (1:27)
07) The Mandarin enters (2:25)
08) The girl's dance (4:34)
09) She flees from him: he chases her wildly (1:12)
10) The Mandarin stumbles, but catches the girl; they fight. The tramps leap out, seize the Mandarin, rob him and suffocate him with pillows (2:47)
11) Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears. The tramps drag him out, one stabs him three times. He almost collapses, but draws himself up and leaps at the girl (3:16)
12) They drag the Mandarin to the centre of the room and hang him on a lamp hook. The lamp falls to the floor - goes out. The Mandarin's body begins to glow (2:51)
13) The tramps take him down. He falls to the floor and at once leaps at the girl. They embrace (1:04)
14) His longing stilled, the Mandarin's wounds begins to bleed; he becomes weaker and dies (1:01)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, regente

Two Portraits op. 5
15) I. One Ideal (10:09)
16) II. One Grotesque (2:08)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, regente
Shlomo Mintz, violin

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Scythian Suite op. 20
17) I. The adoration of Veless and Ala (5:37)
18) II. The Enemy God and the dance of the Spirits of Darkness (3:11)
19) III. Night (6:11)
20) IV. The glorious departure of Lolly and the Sun's procession (5:32) 

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, regente

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