BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard – Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite No. 2 & Hungarian Peasant Songs (2021) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard – Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite No. 2 & Hungarian Peasant Songs (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:36 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Classical
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The violence and horror depicted in Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin channel the events of the collapse of the first Hungarian Soviet Republic and the Red and White Terrors of 1919-1921 that followed. The inscrutable Mandarin falls into a trap set up by a gang of bloodthirsty thugs with tragic results and an ultimately touching conclusion.

The Second Suite of 1909, conceived as a Serenade for small orchestra, is on a smaller scale than the First Suite. The Hungarian Peasant Songs date from the period of the Great War. Originally a set of short piano pieces, Bartók orchestrated nine of the movements in 1933, eight of which are recorded here.

Tracklist:
1. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: I. Introduction (03:07)
2. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: II. 1st Decoy Game (03:30)
3. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: III. 2nd Decoy Game (03:03)
4. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: IV. 3rd Decoy Game (01:37)
5. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: V. The Mandarin Enters (02:14)
6. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: VI. Dance of the Girl (03:59)
7. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: VII. The Chase (05:01)
8. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: VIII. Suddenly the Mandarin’s Head Appears (07:13)
9. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: IX. The Mandarin Falls on the Floor (02:15)
10. Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100: I. Romance (02:53)
11. Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100: II. Allegro (00:44)
12. Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100: III. Allegretto (00:25)
13. Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100: IV. Allegro (00:48)
14. Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100: V. Largamento (00:42)
15. Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100: VI. Moderato (01:17)
16. Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100: VII. Allegro moderato (00:36)
17. Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100: VIII. Allegro (01:42)
18. Suite No. 2, Sz. 34: I. Comodo (07:21)
19. Suite No. 2, Sz. 34: II. Allegro scherzando (08:29)
20. Suite No. 2, Sz. 34: III. Andante (07:57)
21. Suite No. 2, Sz. 34: IV. Comodo (07:43)