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Four Orchestral Pieces Sz 51 (Op. 12)
I Preludio. Moderato
II Scherzo. Allegro
III Intermezzo. Moderato
IV Marcia Funebre. Maestoso
Concerto For Orchestra Sz 116
I (Introduzione) Andante Non Troppo - Allegro Vivace - Tempo I
II (Giuco Delle Coppie) Allegretto Scherzando
III (Elegia) Andante, Non Troppo
IV (Intermezzo Interrotto) Allegretto
V (Finale) Pesante - Presto
Tanc-Suite / Dance Suite Sz 77
I Moderato
II Allegro Molto
III Allegro Vivace
IV Molto Tranquillo
V Comodo
VI Finale. Allegro
Két Kép / Two Pictures Sz 46 (Op. 10)
I Virgzás • In Full Flower
II A Falu Tánca • Village Dance
Magyar Képek / Hungarian Sketches Sz 97
I Este A Székelyenél • An Evening With The Székely
II Medvetánc • Bear Dance
III Melódia • Melody
IV Kicsit Ázottan • Slightly Tipsy
V Ürögi Kanásztánc • Swineherd's Dance From Ürög
Divertimento For String Orchestra Sz 113
I Allegro Non Troppo
II Molto Adagio
III Allegro Assai
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 Sz 83
I Allegro Moderato - Allegro
II Andante - Allegro - Attaca:
III Allegro Molto
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 Sz 95
I Allegro
II Adagio - Presto - Adagio
III Allegro Molto
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 3 Sz 119
I Allegretto
II Adagio Religioso
III Allegro Vivace
Concerto For Two Pianos, Percussion And Orchestra Sz 115
I Assai Lento
II Lento Ma Non Troppo
III Allegro Non Troppo
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 Sz 36 (Op. Posth.)
I Andante Sostenuto
II Allegro Giocoso
Concerto For Viola And Orchestra (Op. Posth.)
I Moderato
II Adagio Religioso
III Allegro Vivace
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 2 Sz 112
I Allegro Non Troppo
II Andante Tranquillo
III Allegro Molto
Rhapsody For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 Sz 87
I Lassú. Moderato
II Friss. Allegro Moderato
Rhapsody For Violin And Orchestra No. 2 Sz 90
I Lassú. Moderato
II Friss. Allegro Moderato
A Kékszakállú Herceg Vára / Bluebird's Castle Sz 48 (Op. 11)
Prologue: "Haj Regö Rejtem". "The Tale Is Old" - Kékszakállú • Bluebeard: "Megérkeztünk" • "Here We Are Now"
Judit • Judith: "Ez A Kékszakállú Vára?" • "Is This Really Bluebeard's Castle?"
Judit: "Nagy Csukott Ajtókat Látok" • "Ah, I See Seven Great Closed Doorways"
FIRST DOOR. Judit: "Jaj!" • "Woe!" - Kékszakállú: "Mit Látsz?" • "What Seest Thou?"
SECOND DOOR. Kékszakállú: "Mit Látsz?" • "What Seest Thou?"
THIRD DOOR. Judit: "Oh, Be Sok Kincs!" • "Mountains Of Gold!"
FOURTH DOOR. Judit: "Oh! Virágok!" • "Ah! Lovely Flowers"
FIFTH DOOR. Kékszakállú: "Nézd Hogy Derül Már A Váram" • "Look, My Castle Gleams And Brightens"
SIXTH DOOR. Judit: "Csendes Fehér Tavat Látok" • "I Can See A Sheet Of Water"
Kékszakállú: "Az Utolsót Nem Myitom Ki" • "The Last Of My Doors Must Stay Shut"
Judit: "Tudom, Tudom, Kékszakállú" • "Now I Know It All, Bluebeard"
SEVENTH DOOR. Kékszakállú: "Lásd A Régi Asszonyokat" • "Hearts That I Have Loved And Cherished"
Cantata Profana Sz 94 "A Kilenc Csodaszarvas" • The Nine Splendid Stags For Tenor, Baritone, Double Chorus And Orchestra
I "Volt Egy Öreg Apó" • "There Was Once An Old Man"
II "Hej, De Az Ő Édes Apjok" • "But Their Father Grew Impatient"
III "Volt Egy Öreg Apó"
The Wooden Prince Sz 60 (Op. 13) • Ballet Pantomime In One Act By Béla Balász
[Intoduction] Molto Moderato
First Dance: Dance Of The Princess In The Forest. Molto Moderato
Second Dance: Dance Of The Trees. Assai Moderato
Third Dance: Dance Of The Waves. Andante
Fourth Dance: Dance Of The Princess With The Wooden Prince. Allegro
Fifth Dance: The Princess Pulls And Tugs At The Wooden Prince And Tries To Make Him Dance. Meno Mosso (Subito)
Sixth Dance: She Tries To Attract The Real Prince With Her Seductive Dancing
Seventh Dance: Dismayed, The Princess Attempts To Hurry After The Prince But The Forest Bars Her Way. Moderato
The Miraculous Mandarin Sz 73 • Pantomime In One Act
Beginning
First Seduction Game: The Shabby Old Rake
Second Seduction Game
Third Seduction Game
The Mandarin Enters And Remains Unmoving In The Doorway…
The Girl Sinks Down To Embrace Him…
The Tramps Leap Out, Seize The Mandarin And Tear Him Away From The Girl…
Suddenly The Mandarin's Head Appears Between The Pillows And He Looks Longingly At The Girl
The Terrific Tramps Discuss How They Are To Get Rid Of The Mandarin At Last
The Body Of The Mandarin Begins To Glow With A Greenish-Blue Light
The Girl Resists No Longer - They Embrace
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta Sz 106
I Andante Tranquillo
II Allegro
III Adagio
IV Allegro Molto
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This compilation ℗ and © 2009 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg. A Universal Music Company.
Made in the E.U. Printed in the E.U.

Packaging: individual cardsleeves housed in a box. Includes a 30 page booklet in English, German and French.

• CD1 (59'59): recorded in Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 11-12 / 1992. ℗ 1993.
• CD2 (72'29): recorded in Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 12 / 1992 (Sz 46, 77); 12 / 1993 (Sz 97, 113). ℗ 1995.
• CD3 (76'26): recorded in Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 11 / 2001 (Sz 83); Berlin, Philharmonie, Großer Saal, 2 / 2003 (Sz 95); London, Jerwood Hall, 10 / 2004 (Sz 119). ℗ 2005.
• CD4 (70'35): recorded in London, Abbey Road Studios, 5 / 2008 (Sz 115); Berlin, Philharmonie, Großer Saal, 3 / 2004 (Sz 36, Viola Concerto). ℗ 2008.
• CD5 (63'29): recorded in Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 12 / 1998. ℗ 1999.
• CD6 (58'00): recorded in Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 12 / 1993. ℗ 1998.
• CD7 (73'16): recorded in Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 12 / 1991. ℗ 1992.
• CD8 (62'17) recorded in Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 12 / 1994. ℗ 1996.

credits

Art Direction – - Philipp Starke
Baritone Vocals – - John Tomlinson (2) (tracks: 7-1 to 7-3)Booklet Editor – - Jochen Rudelt
Chorus – - Chicago Symphony Chorus (tracks: 7-1 to 7-3)Composed By – - Bartók *
Conductor – - Pierre Boulez
Edited By – - Hans-Ulrich Bastin (tracks: 6-1 to 6-12), - Ingmar Haas (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16), - Jürgen Bulgrin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), - Klaus Behrens (tracks: 2-1 to 2-13), - Mark Buecker (tracks: 4-4 to 4-8), - Oliver Rogalla (tracks: 7-1 to 7-11), - Rainer Maillard (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3, 8-1 to 8-15), - Reinhild Schmidt (tracks: 1-5 to 1-9), - Stephan Flock (tracks: 5-1 to 5-7, 8-1 to 8-15)Engineer [Assistant] – - Bastian Schick (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3), - Jürgen Bulgrin (tracks: 4-4 to 4-8), - Sam O'Kell * (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3)Engineer [Balance] – - Helmut Burk (tracks: 2-9 to 2-16, 6-1 to 6-12), - Rainer Maillard (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8, 3-1 to 4-8, 7-1 to 8-15), - Stephan Flock (tracks: 5-1 to 5-7)Executive-Producer – - Alison Ames * (tracks: 7-1 to 7-11), - Dr. Marion Thiem (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9, 4-4 to 5-7), - Roger Wright (tracks: 1-1 to 2-16, 6-1 to 6-8, 8-1 to 8-15), - Ute Fesquet (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3)Executive-Producer [Associate Producer] – - Pål Christian Moe (tracks: 6-1 to 6-12)Liner Notes – - Wolfgang Stähr
Liner Notes [English Translation] – - Stewart Spencer
Liner Notes [French Translation] – - Patrick Lang (2)
Management [Project Manager] – - David Butchart
Mastered By – - Emil Berliner Studios
Orchestra – - Berliner Philharmoniker (tracks: 3-4 to 3-6, 4-4 to 4-8), - Chicago Symphony Orchestra * (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3, 5-1 to 8-15), - London Symphony Orchestra * (tracks: 3-7 to 4-3)Percussion [❘] – - Nigel Thomas (2) (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3)Percussion [❘❘] – - Neil Percy (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3)Photography By [Cover] – - Jörg Reichardt
Piano – - Hélène Grimaud (tracks: 3-7 to 3-9), - Krystian Zimerman (tracks: 3-1 to 3-3), - Leif Ove Andsnes (tracks: 3-4 to 3-6)Piano [❘] – - Tamara Stefanovich (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3)Piano [❘❘] – - Pierre-Laurent Aimard (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3)Post Production – - Mark Buecker (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)Producer [Recording] – - Christian Gansch (tracks: 3-4 to 5-7), - Helmut Burk (tracks: 3-1 to 3-3), - Karl-August Naegler (tracks: 1-1 to 2-16, 6-1 to 8-15)Recorded By – - Hans-Rudolf Müller (tracks: 8-1 to 8-15), - Jobst Eberhardt (tracks: 1-1 to 2-16, 6-1 to 6-12), - Rainer Maillard (tracks: 4-1 to 4-8), - Reinhard Lagemann (tracks: 3-1 to 3-3), - Reinhild Schmidt (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9), - Stephan Flock (tracks: 2-9 to 2-16, 6-1 to 6-12, 8-1 to 8-15), - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (tracks: 3-4 to 3-9, 5-1 to 5-7)Tenor Vocals – - John Aler (tracks: 7-1 to 7-3)Viola – - Yuri Bashmet (tracks: 4-6 to 4-8)Violin – - Gidon Kremer (tracks: 4-4, 4-5), - Gil Shaham (tracks: 5-1 to 5-7)Vocals [Judit] – - Jessye Norman (tracks: 6-1 to 6-12)Vocals [Kékszakállú] – - László Polgár (tracks: 6-1 to 6-12)Vocals [Prologue] – - Nicholas Simon (tracks: 6-1 to 6-12)

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