Pierre Boulez - Bartók: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (2009)

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Title: Bartók: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 08:53:46
Total Size: 2.3 Gb
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CD 1

Four Orchestral Pieces Sz 51 (Op. 12)
1. I Preludio. Moderato 6:32
2. II Scherzo. Allegro 6:13
3. III Intermezzo. Moderato 5:03
4. IV Marcia Funebre. Maestoso 4:57
Concerto For Orchestra Sz 116
5. I (Introduzione) Andante Non Troppo - Allegro Vivace - Tempo I 9:30
6. II (Giuco Delle Coppie) Allegretto Scherzando 6:26
7. III (Elegia) Andante, Non Troppo 7:43
8. IV (Intermezzo Interrotto) Allegretto 4:02
9. V (Finale) Pesante - Presto 9:24

CD 2
Tanc-Suite / Dance Suite Sz 77
1. I Moderato 3:41
2. II Allegro Molto 2:16
3. III Allegro Vivace 2:57
4. IV Molto Tranquillo 2:36
5. V Comodo 1:02
6. VI Finale. Allegro 4:05
Két Kép / Two Pictures Sz 46 (Op. 10)
7. I Virgzás • In Full Flower 8:41
8. II A Falu Tánca • Village Dance 9:46
Magyar Képek / Hungarian Sketches Sz 97
9. I Este A Székelyenél • An Evening With The Székely 2:48
10. II Medvetánc • Bear Dance 1:29
11. III Melódia • Melody 2:21
12. IV Kicsit Ázottan • Slightly Tipsy 2:11
13. V Ürögi Kanásztánc • Swineherd's Dance From Ürög 2:02
Divertimento For String Orchestra Sz 113
14. I Allegro Non Troppo 9:02
15. II Molto Adagio 9:35
16. III Allegro Assai 7:35

CD 3
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 Sz 83
1. I Allegro Moderato - Allegro 8:45
2. II Andante - Allegro - Attaca: 7:52
3. III Allegro Molto 6:38
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 Sz 95
4. I Allegro 9:25
5. II Adagio - Presto - Adagio 11:26
6. III Allegro Molto 6:13
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 3 Sz 119
7. I Allegretto 7:33
8. II Adagio Religioso 11:13
9. III Allegro Vivace 7:03

CD 4
Concerto For Two Pianos, Percussion And Orchestra Sz 115
1. I Assai Lento 12:48
2. II Lento Ma Non Troppo 6:28
3. III Allegro Non Troppo 6:17
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 Sz 36 (Op. Posth.)
4. I Andante Sostenuto 9:33
5. II Allegro Giocoso 11:47
Concerto For Viola And Orchestra (Op. Posth.)
6. I Moderato 14:31
7. II Adagio Religioso 4:36
8. III Allegro Vivace 4:15

CD 5
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 2 Sz 112
1. I Allegro Non Troppo 16:39
2. II Andante Tranquillo 10:50
3. III Allegro Molto 12:59
Rhapsody For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 Sz 87
4. I Lassú. Moderato 5:15
5. II Friss. Allegro Moderato 5:57
Rhapsody For Violin And Orchestra No. 2 Sz 90
6. I Lassú. Moderato 5:15
7. II Friss. Allegro Moderato 6:22

CD 6
A Kékszakállú Herceg Vára / Bluebird's Castle Sz 48 (Op. 11)
1. Prologue: "Haj Regö Rejtem". "The Tale Is Old" - Kékszakállú • Bluebeard: "Megérkeztünk" • "Here We Are Now" 5:06
2. Judit • Judith: "Ez A Kékszakállú Vára?" • "Is This Really Bluebeard's Castle?" 5:16
3. Judit: "Nagy Csukott Ajtókat Látok" • "Ah, I See Seven Great Closed Doorways" 5:23
4. FIRST DOOR. Judit: "Jaj!" • "Woe!" - Kékszakállú: "Mit Látsz?" • "What Seest Thou?" 4:25
5. SECOND DOOR. Kékszakállú: "Mit Látsz?" • "What Seest Thou?" 3:55
6. THIRD DOOR. Judit: "Oh, Be Sok Kincs!" • "Mountains Of Gold!" 2:25
7. FOURTH DOOR. Judit: "Oh! Virágok!" • "Ah! Lovely Flowers" 4:18
8. FIFTH DOOR. Kékszakállú: "Nézd Hogy Derül Már A Váram" • "Look, My Castle Gleams And Brightens" 6:35
9. SIXTH DOOR. Judit: "Csendes Fehér Tavat Látok" • "I Can See A Sheet Of Water" 4:32
10. Kékszakállú: "Az Utolsót Nem Myitom Ki" • "The Last Of My Doors Must Stay Shut" 4:10
11. Judit: "Tudom, Tudom, Kékszakállú" • "Now I Know It All, Bluebeard" 3:24
12. SEVENTH DOOR. Kékszakállú: "Lásd A Régi Asszonyokat" • "Hearts That I Have Loved And Cherished" 8:31

CD 7
Cantata Profana Sz 94 "A Kilenc Csodaszarvas" • The Nine Splendid Stags For Tenor, Baritone, Double Chorus And Orchestra
1. I "Volt Egy Öreg Apó" • "There Was Once An Old Man" 7:00
2. II "Hej, De Az Ő Édes Apjok" • "But Their Father Grew Impatient" 8:00
3. III "Volt Egy Öreg Apó" 3:07
The Wooden Prince Sz 60 (Op. 13) • Ballet Pantomime In One Act By Béla Balász
4. [Intoduction] Molto Moderato 5:14
5. First Dance: Dance Of The Princess In The Forest. Molto Moderato 5:05
6. Second Dance: Dance Of The Trees. Assai Moderato 5:27
7. Third Dance: Dance Of The Waves. Andante 11:36
8. Fourth Dance: Dance Of The Princess With The Wooden Prince. Allegro 15:21
9. Fifth Dance: The Princess Pulls And Tugs At The Wooden Prince And Tries To Make Him Dance. Meno Mosso (Subito) 1:55
10. Sixth Dance: She Tries To Attract The Real Prince With Her Seductive Dancing 1:38
11. Seventh Dance: Dismayed, The Princess Attempts To Hurry After The Prince But The Forest Bars Her Way. Moderato 8:43

CD 8
The Miraculous Mandarin Sz 73 • Pantomime In One Act
1. Beginning 3:03
2. First Seduction Game: The Shabby Old Rake 3:44
3. Second Seduction Game 3:13
4. Third Seduction Game 1:41
5. The Mandarin Enters And Remains Unmoving In The Doorway… 6:51
6. The Girl Sinks Down To Embrace Him… 2:29
7. The Tramps Leap Out, Seize The Mandarin And Tear Him Away From The Girl… 2:06
8. Suddenly The Mandarin's Head Appears Between The Pillows And He Looks Longingly At The Girl 3:01
9. The Terrific Tramps Discuss How They Are To Get Rid Of The Mandarin At Last 1:25
10. The Body Of The Mandarin Begins To Glow With A Greenish-Blue Light 1:47
11. The Girl Resists No Longer - They Embrace 2:21
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta Sz 106
12. I Andante Tranquillo 7:55
13. II Allegro 7:35
14. III Adagio 7:27
15. IV Allegro Molto 7:27

Performers:
Krystian Zimerman (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Hélène Grimaud (piano), Tamara Stefanovich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Nigel Thomas & Neil Percy, Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Gil Shaham (violin), Jessye Norman (Judith), Láslá Polgár (Bluebeard) & Nicholas Simon (Prologue), John Aler (tenor) & John Tomlinson (baritone)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Berlner Philharmoniker
London Symphony Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Pierre Boulez, conductor

The 2009 Kyoto Prize for Music, bestowed once every four years since 1985 by the Inamori Foundation, has been awarded to Pierre Boulez. This great distinction, similar in intent to the Nobel Prize, recognizes outstanding achievement in the fields of philosophy, arts, science, and technology. Awards are to leaders in their respective fields as well as individuals whose work has contributed significantly to humanity.
In honouring Pierre Boulez as a leader “in the world of Western music since World War II”, the Inamori Foundation has referred to his all-embracing and path-breaking activities as composer, conductor, writer, teacher, lecturer, and founder/director of musical institutions as well as to the creative stimulus and influence he has exerted and continues to exert in each of these aspects of his extraordinary career. Congratulations to Maestro Boulez on the receipt of this singular honour!
"As composer and conductor, Boulez has done more than any other person alive to define the idea of what modern music is, and how it should sound.” The Guardian
Over the past 18 years Pierre Boulez has made a series of critically acclaimed recordings (including two Grammys) for Deutsche Grammophon of Bartók’s major orchestral works (principally with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), the complete concertos with leading international soloists and complete stage works. Here is the entire collection on eight CDs, gathered together in a single specially-priced box for the first time