WDR Sinfonieorchester & Cristian Măcelaru - Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin & Concerto for Orchestra (2026) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin & Concerto for Orchestra
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Linn Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:10:47
Total Size: 304 MB / 1.16 GB
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Tracklist:

1. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: I. Introduzione (10:53)
2. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Presentando le coppie (6:16)
3. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: III. Elegia (7:27)
4. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto (3:53)
5. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: V. Finale (9:34)
6. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: I. Introduction: A Bustling City Street (3:16)
7. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: II. First Decoy Game (3:37)
8. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: III. Second Decoy Game (3:09)
9. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: IV. Third Decoy Game (1:36)
10. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: V. The Mandarin Enters (2:25)
11. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: VI. At Last She Overcomes Her Reluctance and Begins a Hesitant Dance (5:03)
12. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: VII. A Wild Chase Begins (1:47)
13. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: VIII. The Three Tramps Leap Out, Seize the Mandarin (3:01)
14. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: IX. Suddenly the Mandarin’s Head Appears (3:08)
15. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: X. The Terrified Tramps Again Consider How They Are to Get Ridof the Mandarin (1:50)
16. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: XI. The Hanging Body of the Mandarin Begins to Glow (1:50)
17. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: XII. The Mandarin Falls on the Floor (2:09)

Bela Bartok's Miraculous Mandarin was premiered 100 years ago, on 27 November 1926. The evening ended in chaos and is regarded as one of the most high-profile theatre scandals, certainly the biggest since the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in Paris a few years earlier. Causing shock among the public - perhaps because there is nothing miraculous in the fairy-tale sense - the work is in Bartok's own words 'hellish with instruments clanging, clattering and blaring'. Today, it's realism, rhythmic melody and harmony still inspire awe. Released to coincide with the centenary of its premiere, this second album in Cristian Macelaru and WDR Sinfonieorchester's Bartok series pairs the Mandarin with the composer's other major work for orchestra, the Concerto for Orchestra. Unlike the former, the reception was a triumph.