Cristian Măcelaru and WDR Sinfonieorchester - Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Dance Suite (2023) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Cristian Măcelaru, WDR Sinfonieorchester
Title: Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Dance Suite
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Linn Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-48kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:14:23
Total Size: 291 / 718 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Dance Suite
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Linn Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-48kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:14:23
Total Size: 291 / 718 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: I. Introduction (5:40)
2. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: II. First Dance. Dance of the Princess in the Forest (2:19)
3. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: III. The Prince Sets off and Falls in Love (2:45)
4. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: IV. Second Dance. Dance of the Trees (4:59)
5. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: V. Third Dance. Dance of the Waves (4:17)
6. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: VI. The Prince Has an Idea (7:22)
7. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: VII. Fourth Dance. Dance of the Princess With the Wooden Prince (5:31)
8. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: VIII. The Prince Despairs (7:26)
9. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: IX. The prince Is Restored (2:24)
10. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: X. Return of the Princess - Fifth Dance (3:00)
11. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: XI. The Wooden Prince Falls to the Ground - The Radiant Prince Appears - Sixth Dance (1:43)
12. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: XII. Seventh Dance. The Despair of the Princess (4:49)
13. The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: XIII. The Happy End (4:43)
14. Dance Suite, Sz. 77: I. Moderato (3:29)
15. Dance Suite, Sz. 77: II. Allegro molto (2:17)
16. Dance Suite, Sz. 77: III. Allegro vivace (3:00)
17. Dance Suite, Sz. 77: IV. Molto tranquillo (3:37)
18. Dance Suite, Sz. 77: V. Comodo (1:12)
19. Dance Suite, Sz. 77: VI. Finale. Allegro (3:57)
Following their first album for Linn (Dvořák: Legends Op. 59, Czech Suite Op. 39), the WDR Sinfonieorchester and Cristian Măcelaru 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 Timișoara, a short distance from Hungaria, Măcelaru can boast an unparalleled understanding of Bartók, as evident here.
