The Miraculous Mandarin (Complete Ballet) • Concerto For Orchestra
Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly
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Tracks In This Album

I Introduzione: Andante Non Troppo — Allegro Vivace - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

II Gioco Delle Coppie: Allegretto Scherzando - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

III Elegia: Andante Non Troppo - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

IV Intermezzo Interrotto: Allegretto - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

V Finale: Pesante — Presto - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

Allegro (Introduction): A Bustling City Street. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Curtain Rises On A Shabby Room In The Slums, Where Three Penniless Tramps Force A Girl To Lure In Prospective Victims From The Street. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

First Decoy Game. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Shabby Old Rake Enters And Makes Comic Gestures Of Love To The Girl Until The Tramps Throw Him Out. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

Second Decoy Game. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Shy Young Man Appears In The Door, And The Girl Dances — At First Hesitantly, Then Faster And More Passionately — Until The Tramps Throw Him Out - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

Third Decoy Game. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

Horrified, They See A Weird Figure Int He Street, And The Tramps Hide As They Hear Him Coming Up The Stairs. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Mandarin Enters And Standds Immobile In The Doorway; The Girl Flees Terrified To The Other End Of The Room. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

General Consternation. The Girl Overcomes Her Repugnance And Slowly Entices The Mandarin To Come Closer And Finally Sit In A Chair. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

At Last She Overcomes Her Reluctance And Begins A Hesistant Dance, Which Gradually Enlivens To A Pitch Of Erotic Frenzy, As The Mandarin Stares At Her Impassively. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Girl Sinks Down To Embrace Him; He Begins To Tremble In Feverish Excitement. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

She Flees From Him, And He Chases Her More And More Wildly. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Mandarin Catches The Girl, And They Fight. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Tramps Leap Out, Tear The Mandarin Away From The Girl, And Seize His Jewelry And Money. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

"We Must Kill Him, Stifle Him Under The Pillows On The Bed", The Tramps Decide. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

They Think He Is Dead, But Suddenly The Mandarin's Head Appears Between The Pillows And He Looks Longingly At The Girl; The Four Shudder And Stand Aghast. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

At Last The Three Tramps Master Their Horror. They Drag The Mandarin Out And Grip Him Firmly While One Stabs Him Three Times With A Rusty Sword. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

Suddenly He Draws Himself Up And Leaps At The Girl. The Tramps Stop Him And Hold Him Fast Again. While They Hold Him, The Mandarin Looks Longingly At The Girl. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

They Drag The Resisting Mandarin To The Centre Of The Room And Hang Him On The Lamp Hook. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Lamp Falls To The Floor, And The Body Of The Mandarin Begins To Glow With A Greenish Blue Light. His Eyes Remain Fixed On The Girl. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

At Her Insistence, The Tramps Take Him Down. The Mandarin Falls On The Floor And At Once Leaps At The Girl. She Resists No Longer, And They Embrace. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

The Mandarin's Longing Is Now Stilled, His Woundds Begin To Bleed, And He Dies After A Short Struggle. - Béla Bartók, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly
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