Gustavo Gimeno and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra ascend the heights of two of BartÃ³k's musical peaks: his dazzling Concerto for Orchestra and infamous Miraculous Mandarin, here presented in it's complete version. As a pendant, the sediments by Canadian composer Emilie Cecilia LeBel, commissioned by the Orchestra, is a fascinating meditation on nature, it's stratas, and the collective memory it holds within.

Tracklist:

BartÃ³k: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73: I. Beginning. Curtain rises
BartÃ³k: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73: II. First seduction game
BartÃ³k: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73: III. Second seduction game
BartÃ³k: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73: IV. Third seduction game. The Mandarin enters
BartÃ³k: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73: V. Dance of the girl
BartÃ³k: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73: VI. The chase. The tramps leap out
BartÃ³k: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73: VII. Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears
BartÃ³k: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73: VIII. The Mandarin falls to the floor
LeBel: the sediments (Recording Version)
BartÃ³k: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz. 116: I. Introduzione
BartÃ³k: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz. 116: II. Giuoco delle coppie
BartÃ³k: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz. 116: III. Elegia
BartÃ³k: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto
BartÃ³k: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz. 116: V. Finale

UPC: 3149020955789
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release Date: 2.13.26
Format: CD

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