Bela Bartok’s Miraculous Mandarin was premiered 100 years ago, on 27 November 1926. The evening ended in chaos and is regarded as one of the most high-profile theatre scandals, certainly the biggest since the premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring in Paris a few years earlier. Causing shock among the public – perhaps because there is nothing miraculous in the fairy-tale sense – the work is in Bartok’s own words ‘hellish with instruments clanging, clattering and blaring’. Today, it’s realism, rhythmic melody and harmony still inspire awe. Released to coincide with the centenary of its premiere, this second album in Cristian Macelaru and WDR Sinfonieorchester’s Bartok series pairs the Mandarin with the composer’s other major work for orchestra, the Concerto for Orchestra. Unlike the former, the reception was a triumph.
Bela Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin & Concerto For Orchestra – Cristian Macelaru
Concerto for Orchestra Sz 116
1. Introduzione
2. Presentando le coppie
3. Elegia
4. Intermezzo interrotto
5. Finale
The Miraculous Mandarin (Ballet) op. 19 Sz 73: Suite for Orchestra
1. Introduction: A bustling city street
2. First decoy game
3. Second decoy game
4. Third decoy game
5. The Mandarin enters
6. At last she overcomes her reluctance and begins a hesitant dance
7. A wild chase begins
8. The three tramps leap out, seize the Mandarin
9. Suddenly the Mandarin’s head appears
10. The terrified tramps again consider how they are to get rid of the Mandarin
11. The hanging body of the Mandarin begins to glow
12. The Mandarin falls on the floor
WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cristian Macelaru
20,90€
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