Pierre Boulez conducts Bartók

Album by Béla Bartók & Pierre Boulez & New York Philharmonic & BBC Symphony Orchestra & Siegmund Nimsgern

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: I. Andante tranquillo
    7:59
  2. 2.
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: II. Allegro - Vivo - Vivace
    7:31
  3. 3.
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: III. Adagio - Allegretto
    7:44
  4. 4.
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: IV. Allegro molto - Vivacissimo
    6:46
  5. 5.
    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116: I. Introduzione. Andante non tropo - Allegro vivace
    9:58
  6. 6.
    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116: II. Giuco delle coppie. Allegretto scherzando
    6:42
  7. 7.
    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116: III. Elegia. Andante, no tropo
    7:27
  8. 8.
    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
    4:20
  9. 9.
    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116: V. Finale. Pesante
    8:39

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    4 Orchestral Pieces, Sz 51 (op. 12): I. Preludio. Moderato
    7:46
  2. 3.
    4 Orchestral Pieces, Sz 51 (op. 12): II. Scherzo. Allegro
    6:01
  3. 4.
    4 Orchestral Pieces, Sz 51 (op. 12): III. Intermezzo. Moderato - Andante
    4:27
  4. 5.
    4 Orchestral Pieces, Sz 51 (op. 12): IV. Marcia funebre. Maestoso
    4:45
  5. 6.
    3 Village Scenes, Sz 79: I. Wedding
    3:55
  6. 7.
    3 Village Scenes, Sz 79: II. Lullaby
    4:50
  7. 8.
    3 Village Scenes, Sz 79: III. Lad's Dance
    2:47
  8. 9.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): Prelude
    1:16
  9. 10.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): The Curtain rises
    1:41
  10. 11.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): First seduction game: a shabby old Rake
    3:44
  11. 12.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): Second seduction game: a shy young Man
    3:04
  12. 13.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): Third seduction game: the Mandarin
    2:25
  13. 14.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): General consternation: the Ruffians make signs
    1:14
  14. 15.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): The Girl is undecided; she shudders and draws back
    4:33
  15. 16.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): The Girl sits on the Mandarin's lap; he starts to tremble excitedly
    2:29
  16. 17.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): The Ruffians leap out, seize the Mandarin and rob him
    2:06
  17. 18.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears and he looks longingly at the Girl
    3:00
  18. 19.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): The terrified Ruffians discuss how they are to get rid of the Mandarin
    1:21
  19. 20.
    The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (op. 19): The Body of the Mandarin begins to glow; the Girl resists no longer
    4:09

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Introduction
    4:34
  2. 4.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): First Dance: Dance of the Princess in the Forest
    4:54
  3. 5.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Second Dance: Dance of the Trees
    5:32
  4. 6.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Third Dance: Dance of the Waves
    9:01
  5. 7.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): The Princess notices the Staff with the golden Locks
    2:19
  6. 8.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Fourth Dance: Dance of the Princess with the wooden Doll
    12:19
  7. 9.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Great Apotheosis: Homage of the Trees, Water and Flowers
    2:40
  8. 10.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Fifth Dance: The Princess pulls and tugs the Wooden Prince to make him dance
    1:56
  9. 11.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Sixth Dance: The Princess tries to attract the real Prince with her seductive dancing
    1:26
  10. 12.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Seventh Dance: Dismayed, the Princess attempts to hurry after the Prince
    8:06
  11. 13.
    The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 (op. 13): Slow Curtain
    0:35

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "We are here now"
    4:24
  2. 5.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "So this is really Bluebeard's Castle!"
    5:12
  3. 6.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "Ah, I see seven great shut doorways"
    6:00
  4. 7.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The First Door: "Woe!"
    4:36
  5. 8.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Second Door: "What seest thou?"
    4:14
  6. 9.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Third Door: "Mountains of Gold"
    2:32
  7. 10.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Fourth Door: "Ah! What lovely Flowers!"
    5:02
  8. 11.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Fifth Door: "Ah!"
    6:49
  9. 12.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Sixth Door: "I can see a Sheet of Water"
    6:41
  10. 13.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "Tell me, tell me my dearest Bluebeard
    6:38
  11. 14.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Seventh Door: "Hearts that I have loved and cherished
    2:24
  12. 15.
    Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "The first I found at daybreak"
    6:43
  13. 16.
    Dance Suite, Sz 77: I. Moderato
    4:02
  14. 17.
    Dance Suite, Sz 77: II. Allegro molto
    2:11
  15. 18.
    Dance Suite, Sz 77: III. Allegro vivace
    3:07
  16. 19.
    Dance Suite, Sz 77: IV. Molto tranquillo
    3:19
  17. 20.
    Dance Suite, Sz 77: V. Comodo -
    1:00
  18. 21.
    Dance Suite, Sz 77: VI. Finale. Allegro
    4:12

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