Ambrosian Singers, Shlomo Mintz, Claudio Abbado - Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin / Prokofiev: 2 Portraits-Scythian Suite (2008)

Tracklist:

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73
Ambrosian Singers; John McCarthy; London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado
01. Introduction: A Bustling City Street. Allegro [1:17]
02. The Curtain Rises [1:33]
03. 1st Decoy Game - The Shabby Old Rake [3:46]
04. 2nd Decoy Game [1:11]
05. The Shy Youth Appears at the Door. Sostenuto [1:38]
06. 3rd Decoy Game [1:27]
07. The Mandarin Enters - Encounter with the Girl [2:25]
08. The Girl's Dance [4:34]
09. She Flees from Him; He Chases Her Wildly. Sempre vivace [1:12]
10. The Mandarin Stumbles, but Catches the Girl - They Fight - The Tramps Leap Out, Seize th [2:47]
11. Suddenly the Mandarin's Head Appears - The Tramps Drag Him Out [3:16]
12. They Drag the Mandarin to the Centre of the Room - The Mandarin's Body Begins to Glow [2:51]
13. The Tramps Take Him Down - He Falls to the Floor and at Once Leaps at the Girl - They Em [1:04]
14. His Longing Stilled, the Mandarin's Wounds Begin to Bleed - He Becomes Weaker and Dies [1:01]
Bartók: 2 Portraits, Sz. 37
Shlomo Mintz; London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado
15. No. 1, One Ideal. Andante sostenuto [10:09]
16. No. 2, One Grotesque. Presto [2:08]
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado
17. I. The Adoration of Veless and Ala [5:37]
18. II. The Enemy of God and the Dance of the Spirits [3:11]
19. III. Night [6:11]
20. IV. Lolly's Departure and the Sun's Procession [5:32]