Der magische Spiegel ('The Magic Mirror'), a 1954 ballet by the Swiss composer Richard Flury (1896-1967), tells a pantomime tale of flirtation, cuckoldry, magical spells and perdition - but this is no puritanical morality play: using the limited resources of a chamber orchestra to surprisingly full-bodied effect, Flury conjures up a delightful sequence of dances - a generous number of waltzes, with a czardas, a bolero and more - that skip past in good-humored succession. And behind it's innocent title, the Little Ballet Music of thirty years earlier hides a buoyant dance-suite, scored with a feeling for color that would have gone down well in Hollywood. This recording was made by the team - Paul Mann and the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - responsible for a 'pulsating' recording of Richard Flury's one-act opera Eine florentinische TragÃ¶die (TOCC 0427).

Tracklist:

The Magic Mirror, Pt. 1 "In The Woman's Chamber": No. 1, Introduction
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 1 "In The Woman's Chamber": No. 2, Waltz I
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 1 "In The Woman's Chamber": No. 3, The Student's Serenade
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 1 "In The Woman's Chamber": No. 4, The Student Enters
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 1 "In The Woman's Chamber": No. 5, The Husband Enters
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 1 "In The Woman's Chamber": No. 6, Waltz II
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 1 "In The Woman's Chamber": No. 7, The Husband's Farewell
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 8, Scene Of The Magician
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 9, The Husband Is Healed
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 10, The Husband Is Given A Magic
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 11, Waltz III
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 12, Interlude I
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 13, The Student Draws The Husban
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 14, Waltz IV
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 15, The Student's Presentime
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 16, Bolero
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 17, Interlude II
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 18, Czardas
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 19, Interlude III
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 2 "In The Laboratory Of A Medieval Alchemist And Magician": No. 20, Death Of The Student
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 3 "Still In The Woman's Chamber": No. 21, Return Of The Husband
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 3 "Still In The Woman's Chamber": No. 22, Interlude IV
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 3 "Still In The Woman's Chamber": No. 23, Reunion With His Wife
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 3 "Still In The Woman's Chamber": No. 24, The Husband Accuses His Wife
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 3 "Still In The Woman's Chamber": No. 25, Interlude V
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 3 "Still In The Woman's Chamber": No. 26, Her Girlfriends Try To Appease Him
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 3 "Still In The Woman's Chamber": No. 27, Opening The Trunk
The Magic Mirror, Pt. 3 "Still In The Woman's Chamber": No. 28, Devils Push The Sinner Into The Fire
Little Ballet Music: I. Arabesque
Little Ballet Music: II. Melodie
Little Ballet Music: III. Alla Polacca
Little Ballet Music: IV. Valse Pastorale
Little Ballet Music: V. Tambourin
Little Ballet Music: VI. Marche De Kermesse

UPC: 5060113445520
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 1.17.20
Format: CD

Flury / Nuremberg Symphony Orch / Mann - Der Magische Spiegel (CD)