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Bartok / Macelaru / Wdr Sinfonieorchester - Wooden Prince Dance Suite Music CD

Bartok / Macelaru / Wdr Sinfonieorchester - Wooden Prince Dance Suite Music CD

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Following their first album for Linn (Dvorák: Legends Op. 59, Czech Suite Op. 39), the WDR Sinfonieorchester and Cristian Macelaru pursue the same folk vein with two orchestral works by Béla Bartók. Based on a rather childish tale (prince, princess, fairies, and of course a happy ending!), the music of the ballet The Wooden Prince - recorded in full here - has all the ingredients of a masterpiece: masterful scoring for large forces, use of musical themes, an effortless amalgam of folk and late-Romantic elements. Composed in 1923 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the merging of the towns of Buda and Pest - alongside commissions by Ernö Dohnányi and Zoltán Kodály - the century-old Dance Suite is a six-movement work that has become one of Bartók's best known compositions. Born in Timi?oara, a short distance from Hungaria, Macelaru can boast an unparalleled understanding of Bartók, as evident here.

Tracklist:

  1. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Introduction
  2. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~First Dance. Dance of the princess in teh forest
  3. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The prince sets off and falls in love
  4. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Second Dance. Dance of the trees
  5. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Third Dance. Dance of the waves
  6. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~ The prince has an idea
  7. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Fourth Dance. Dance of the princess with the wooden prince
  8. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The prince despairs
  9. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The prince is restored
  10. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Return of the princess - Fifth Dance
  11. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The wooden prince falls to the ground - The radiant prince appears - Sixth Dance
  12. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Seventh Dance - The despair of the princess
  13. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The happy end
  14. Dance Suite, Sz. 77~Moderato
  15. Dance Suite, Sz. 77~Allegro molto
  16. Dance Suite, Sz. 77~Allegro vivace
  17. Dance Suite, Sz. 77~Molto tranquillo
  18. Dance Suite, Sz. 77~Comodo
  19. Dance Suite, Sz. 77~Finale. Allegro

UPC: 691062071420
Label: Linn Records
Release Date: 3.10.23
Format: CD

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