Mercury Living Presence: The Collector's Edition, Vol. 2

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Vienna
2▶CD: Dorati conducts Respighi
3▶CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite / Two Portraits, Op. 5 / Mikrokosmos: Bourrée and From the Diary of a Fly
4▶CD: Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances
5▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor / Symphony No. 8 in G major
6▶CD: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Copland: Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes / Schuller: Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee / Bkich Sinfonia Breve
7▶CD: Satie: Parade / Milhaud: Le Bœeuf sur le toit / Auric: Ouverture / Françaix: Concerinoto for Piano & Orchestra / Fetler: Contrasts for Orchestra
8▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" / Romeo & Juliet
9▶CD: Béla Bartók: The Wooden Prince / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
10▼CD: Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion / Divertimento
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1The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Allegro (Introduction): a bustling city street
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:34
2The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The curtain rises on a shabby room in the slums, where three penniless tramps force a girl to lure in perspective victims from the street
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:51
3The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: First decoy game
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:11
4The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The shabby old rake enters and makes comic gestures of love to the girl until the tramps throw him out
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók2:03
5The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Second decoy game
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:13
6The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The shy young man appears in the door, and the girl dances - at first hestitantly, then faster and makes comic gestures of love to the girl until the tramps throw him out
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:32
7The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Third decoy game
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:02
8The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Horrified, they see a weird figure in the street, and the tramps hide as they hear him coming up the stairs
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:29
9The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The Mandarin enters and stands immobile in the doorway; the girl, terrified, flees to the other end of the room
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:42
10The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: General consternation. The girl overcomes her repugnance and entices slowly the Mandarin to come closer and finally to sit in the chair
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:33
11The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: At last she overcomes her reluctance and begins a hesitant dance, which gradually enlivens to a pitch of erotic frenzy, as the Mandarin stares at her impassively
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók3:42
12The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The girl sinks down to embrace him; he begins to tremble in feverish excitement
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:26
13The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: She flees from him, and he chases her more and more wildly
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:41
14The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The Mandarin catches the girl, and they fight
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:14
15The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The tramps leap out, tear the Mandarin away from the girl, and seize his jewellery and money
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:15
16The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: "We must kill him, stifle him under the pillows on the bed," the tramps decide
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:27
17The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: 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
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:03
18The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: 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
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:19
19The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: 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
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:43
20The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: They drag the resisting Mandarin to the centre of the room and hang him on the lamp hook
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:03
21The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish blue light. His eyes remain fixed on the girl
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:44
22The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: 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
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:05
23The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The Mandarin's longing is now stilled, his wounds begin to bleed, and he dies after a short struggle
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:59
24Divertimento: I. Allegro non troppo
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recording of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118: I. Allegro non troppo (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118
Béla Bartók8:51
25Divertimento: II. Molto adagio
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recording of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118: II. Molto adagio (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118
Béla Bartók8:26
26Divertimento: III. Allegro assai
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recording of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118: III. Allegro assai (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118
Béla Bartók7:19
27Sonata for Two Pianos and Two Percussion: I. Assai lento
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
percussion:
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra (London Symphony Orchestra) (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
piano:
Géza Frid (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27) and Luctor Ponse (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
recording of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: I. Assai lento (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1937)
part of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
Béla Bartók12:17
28Sonata for Two Pianos and Two Percussion: II. Lento, ma non troppo
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
percussion:
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra (London Symphony Orchestra) (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
piano:
Géza Frid (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27) and Luctor Ponse (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
recording of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: II. Lento, ma non troppo (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1937)
part of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
Béla Bartók5:30
29Sonata for Two Pianos and Two Percussion: III. Allegro non troppo
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
percussion:
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra (London Symphony Orchestra) (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
piano:
Géza Frid (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27) and Luctor Ponse (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
recording of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: III. Allegro non troppo (from 1962-07-26 until 1962-07-27)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1937)
part of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
Béla Bartók6:26
11▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / Francesca da Rimini
12▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 5 and 6 "Pastoral"
13▶CD: Antal Dorati Conducts Albéniz: Iberia / Falla: La Vida Breve, Interlude & Dance No.1 / Moussorgsky: Prelude & Dance of the Persian Slaves / Smetana: The Bartered Bride, Overture & Dances
14▶CD: Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite / Kodály: Peacock Variations / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Schoenberg: Five pieces, Op. 16
15▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony No.7 / Overtures "Egmont" & "Leonore 3" / "Consecration of the House"
16▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake complete Ballet
17▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake complete Ballet
18▶CD: Delibes: Coppélia / Sylvia
19▶CD: Delibes: Coppélia / Sylvia
20▶CD: Delibes: Coppélia / Sylvia
21▶CD: Marcel Dupré Recital
22▶CD: Frederick Fennell conducts the music of Leroy Anderson
23▶CD: Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy / Hill Song No.2 / Persichetti: Symphony for Band / Khachaturian: Armenian Dances / Hartley: Concerto for 23 Winds / Rogers: Three Japanese Dances
24▶CD: Morton Gould: West Point Symphony / Hovhaness: Symphony No.4 / Giannini: Symphony No.3
25▶CD: Country Gardens and other Favorites by Percy Grainger and Eric Coates
26▶CD: Hands Across The Sea - Marches from Around the World
27▶CD: Frederick Fennell conducts the music of Leroy Anderson and Eric Coates
28▶CD: The Spirit of '76 and Ruffles and Flourishes
29▶CD: Mozart: Serenade No.10 in B-flat, K.361 / Strauss: Serenade in E-flat / Milhaud: Suite Française
30▶CD: Holst: Suites 1 & 2 / Vaughan Williams: Folksong Suite & Toccata Marziale / Mennin / Persichetti / Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana
31▶CD: Hanson conducts Hanson
32▶CD: Morton Gould: Spirituals, Fall River Legend / Samuel Barber: Medea
33▶CD: Charles Ives: Three Places in New England, Symphony No. 3 / William Schuman: New England Triptych / Peter Mennin: Symphony No. 5
34▶CD: Hanson: Symphony No. 3, Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky, Lament for Beowulf
35▶CD: Howard Hanson Conducts Barber: Capricorn Concerto / Piston: The Incredible Flutist / Griffes: Poem for Flute & Orchestra / McCauley: Five Miniatures for Flute & Strings / Kennan: Three Pieces for Orchestra / Bergsma: Gold & the Señor Commandante
36▶CD: McPhee:Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sessions: The Black Maskers / Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune, The Feast of Love
37▶CD: Douglas Moore: Pageant of P.T. Barnum / John Alden Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator / Bernard Rogers: Once Upon a Time / Burrill Phillips: Selections from McGuffey's Reader
38▶CD: Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches / MacDowell: Suite for Large Orchestra / Peter: Sinfonia in G
39▶CD: Music for Quiet Listening
40▶CD: Music for Quiet Listening Vol. 2
41▶CD: Dvorák: Symphony No.9 ("From The New World") / Mozart: Symphony No.38 ("Prague")
42▶CD: Ibert: Escales / Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole, Alborada del gracioso, Pavane pour une infante défunte, La valse, Le tombeau de Couperin
43▶CD: French Opera Highlights
44▶CD: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3 / Paray: Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc
45▶CD: Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, Fête polonaise, Overture «Gwendoline», Danse slave, Joyeuse marche, Bourrée fantastique / Roussel: Suite in F
46▶CD: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No.2, Boléro, Valses nobles et sentimentales / Debussy: Three Nocturnes, Petite Suite
47▶CD: Bizet: Carmen Suite, La Patrie Overture, L'arlésienne Suite / Thomas: Mignon & Raymond Overtures
48▶CD: Paul Paray conducts Dances of Death
49▶CD: Debussy: La Mer / Ibéria / Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
50▶CD: The Golden Age of Harpsichord Music
51▶CD: Puyana plays Bach
52▶CD: Baroque Masterpieces for Harpsichord
53▶CD: Chopin: Sonata in G minor, Polonaise Brillante / Bartók: First Rhapsody / Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes / Martinu: Variations on a Theme of Rossini / Debussy: Sonata / Weiner: Hungarian Wedding Dance
54▶CD: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
55▶CD: Corigliano: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra / Strauss: Parergon to the Sinfonia Domestica

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includes:Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute Suites 1, 2 & 3 by Respighi (composer); Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Baroque Masterpieces for Harpsichord by Rafael Puyana (harpsichordist)
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite / Kodály: Peacock Variations / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Schoenberg: Five Pieces, op. 16 by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer), Kodály (Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer), Hindemith (German composer, 1895–1963), Schoenberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Bizet: Carmen Suite / La Patrie Ouverture / L'Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2 / Thomas: Mignon & Raymond Overtures by Bizet (French composer), Thomas (opera composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Chabrier: España • Suite pastorale • Fête polonaise • Overture "Gwendoline" • Danse slave • Joyeuse marche • Bourrée fantasque / Roussel: Suite in F by Chabrier (composer), Roussel (French composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches / MacDowell: Suite for Large Orchestra / Peter: Sinfonia in G by Chadwick, MacDowell (American composer, pianist), Peter; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
Concerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite / Two Portraits / Mikrokosmos by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Coppélia (complete ballet) / Sylvia (ballet in three acts) by Delibes (French composer); Minneapolis Symphony, Antal Dorati (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
Debussy: La Mer / Ibéria / Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Ravel: Mother Goose Suite by Debussy (French composer), Ravel (Maurice Ravel, French composer); Paul Paray (French conductor and composer), Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Doráti Conducts Respighi by Respighi (composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
French Opera Highlights by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Gershwin, Copland, Schuller, Bloch by Gershwin (composer), Copland (Aaron Copland, composer), Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer), Bloch (Swiss-American composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Gould: West Point Symphony / Hovhaness: Symphony no. 4 / Giannini: Symphony no. 3 by Morton Gould (American composer and conductor), Alan Hovhaness (American composer), Vittorio Giannini; Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell (conductor), A. Clyde Roller
Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy / Hill Song no. 2 / Persichetti: Symphony for Band / Khachaturian: Armenian Dances / Hartley: Concerto for 23 Winds / Rogers: Three Japanese Dances by Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961), Persichetti (American composer), Khachaturian (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer), Hartley (composer), Rogers (American composer); Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell (conductor)
Hands Across the Sea: Marches From Around the World by Frederick Fennell (conductor), Eastman Wind Ensemble
Hanson Conducts Hanson: Symphony no. 1 «Nordic» / Symphony no. 2 «Romantic» / Song of Democracy by Hanson (American composer and conductor); Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Eastman School of Music Chorus, Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
Holst: Suites / Vaughan Williams: Folk Song Suite / Toccata Marziale by Holst (Gustav Holst, composer), Vaughan Williams (Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer); Frederick Fennell (conductor)
Howard Hanson Conducts Barber, Piston, Griffes, McCauley, Kennan, Bergsma by Eastman‐Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
Ibert: Escales / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Alborada del gracioso / Pavane pour une infante défunte / La Valse / Le Tombeau de Couperin by Ibert (French composer), Ravel (Maurice Ravel, French composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Ives: Three Places in New England / Symphony no. 3 / Schuman: New England Triptych / Mennin: Symphony no. 5 by Charles Ives (American composer), William Schuman (American composer), Peter Mennin (American composer); Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
Janos Starker plays Chopin, Mendelssohn, Martinu, Debussy, Bartok, Weiner by János Starker (Hungarian-American cellist), György Sebök (pianist)
McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sessions: The Black Maskers / Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune / The Feast of Love by McPhee (Canadian-American composer), Sessions (American composer), Thomson (American composer); Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
Moore: Pageant of P.T. Barnum / Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator / Rogers: Once Upon a Time / Phillips: Selections from McGuffey's Reader by Moore (American composer), Carpenter (American composer), Rogers (American composer), Phillips (American composer); Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
Morton Gould: Spirituals / Fall River Legend / Samuel Barber: Medea by Morton Gould (American composer and conductor), Samuel Barber (American composer); Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor), Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.)
Mozart: Serenade no. 10 in B-flat, K. 361 / Strauss: Serenade in E-flat, op. 7 / Milhaud: Suite française by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Strauss (Richard Strauss, German composer), Milhaud (composer); Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell (conductor)
Mozart: Symphony no. 38 / Dvořák: From the New World by Dvořák (Antonín Dvořák, composer), Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Music for Quiet Listening by Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
Paul Paray Conducts Dances of Death by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Puyana Plays Bach by Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician), Johann Christoph Bach (not a son of J. S. Bach, 1642-1703), Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (German composer); Rafael Puyana (harpsichordist)
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2 / Boléro / Valses nobles et sentimentales / Debussy: Three Nocturnes / Petite Suite by Ravel (Maurice Ravel, French composer), Debussy (French composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 / Paray: Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc by Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer), Paul Paray (French conductor and composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Antal Dorati (conductor)
Symphonies 5 and 6 "Pastoral" by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Symphony no. 3 / Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky / Lament for Beowulf by Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor); Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
Symphony no. 4 / Francesca da Rimini by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Antal Dorati (conductor), London Symphony (London Symphony Orchestra)
Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Romeo & Juliet by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Symphony no. 7 / 'Egmont' / 'Leonore no. 3' / 'Consecration of the House' overtures by Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Symphony no. 7 in D minor / Symphony no. 8 in G major by Dvořák (Antonín Dvořák, composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
The Spirit of '76 / Ruffles and Flourishes by Frederick Fennell (conductor), Members of the Eastman Wind Ensemble
The Wooden Prince / Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Widor: Allegro (from Symphony no. 6) / Salve Regina / Franck: Pièce héroïque / Three Chorales by Widor (Charles‐Marie Widor, French organist, composer and teacher), Franck (César Franck, Belgian‐born French composer); Marcel Dupré (French organist and composer)