Bela Bartok: Wooden Prince Hungarian Pictures – Philharmonia Orchestra / Creswick

Der hölzerne Prinz op. 13 Sz 60 (Tanzspiel)
Prelude
Dance of the princess in the forest
Dance of the trees
The dance of the waves
Dance of the princess with the wooden doll
The princess pulls and pushes him (the wooden prince) and tries to make him dance
She tries to attract him (the real prince) with a seductive dance
Alarmed, the princess rushes after him (the real prince), but the forest stops her
Postlude
Ungarische Skizzen Sz 97 (5 Bilder aus Ungarn)
Nr. 1 An evening in the village
Nr. 2 Bear dance
Nr. 3 Melody
Nr. 4 Slightly tipsy
Nr. 5 Swienherd’s dance
Der wunderbare Mandarin op. 19 Sz 73 (Ballett)
A shabby room in the slums
First decoy game
Second dacoy game
Third decoy game
The girl is undecided
The passion of the Mandarin is finally roused
Suddenly the Mandarin’s head appears between the pillows
The Mandarin’s body begins to glow with a greenish-blue light
The Mandarin falls to the floor and at once leaps at the girl
Konzert für Orchester Sz 116
1. Introduzione: Andante non troppo – Allegro vivace
2. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
3. Elegia: Andante, non troppo
4. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
5. Finale: Pesante – Presto

Bradley – Bean, Hugh – Jä Philharmonia Orchestra / Creswick