Concerto for Orchestra / The Miraculous Mandarin

Album by Béla Bartók & NHK交響楽団 & Paavo Järvi

First released: April 2023

1.
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19, BB 82 / Sz 73: I. Introduction (street noises). The command of the hoodlums directed at the girl.
2:38
2.
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19, BB 82 / Sz 73: II. The girl's first inviting gestures (clarinet solo), in response to which the old gentleman appears, who gets thrown out in the end by the hoodlums.
3:43
3.
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19, BB 82 / Sz 73: III. The girl's second inviting gestures, upon which appears the young lad, who is also thrown out.
3:22
4.
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19, BB 82 / Sz 73: IV. The girl's third inviting gestures. The mandarin appears (tutti ff). Third decoy game.
2:34
5.
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19, BB 82 / Sz 73: V. The girl's seductive dance before the mandarin (at first slow, then increasingly faster Waltz).
4:56
6.
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19, BB 82 / Sz 73: VI. The mandarin catches up with the girl after an ever wilder chase.
2:06
7.
Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123 / Sz 116: I. Introduzione
10:04
8.
Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123 / Sz 116: II. Gioco delle coppie
6:41
9.
Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123 / Sz 116: III. Elegia
7:45
10.
Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123 / Sz 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto
4:18
11.
Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123 / Sz 116: V. Finale
9:36