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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Hungarian Peasant Songs; Rumanian Folk Dances
from: Philips
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028945443027
Label: Philips
Manufacturer: Philips
MPN: 454430
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Philips
Release Date: October 20, 1998
Studio: Philips
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Customer Reviews
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Rating: - You Must Hear This Music
It's hard to describe this music without sounding tacky, but one of the descriptives that comes to mind for it is: Acerbic.
Bartok's music may not be an "immediate" as other composers, but there is no denying after one or two familiarizing listens -- his music really flexes powerfully. It's also kinda creepy. After all the orchestral tension, who would have predicted the rising wail of a chorus in the Miraculous Mandarin, brief as it may be? Bartok's music is full of surprises. Probably ... Read More
Rating: - A less horrific Miraculous Mandarin, along with many energetic dances
This CD contains a set of short Hungarian songs, but everything else is about the dance. Bartok was not just a collector of folk songs with Kodaly but an expert in dance traditions throughout the Balkans. He extended his curiosity into the Arab world of North Africa, as one can hear in the popular Dance Suite. Here we get 16 lesser-known dance collections from Romania, Transylvania, and Hungary, Mostly quite brief, they build from a fascinating palette of rhythms, each more exotically syncopated than ... Read More
Rating: - Savage Mandarin, Delightful Dances
I bought this recording based on hearings of some of Fischer's other recordings, primarily for the Miraculous Mandarin. I was not disappointed, but I was delightfully surprised at how much I enjoyed the other works which I had not heard previously. The recording quality and playing are first-rate, and Fischer's interpretation of the music is superb, easily the equal of Boulez and Dorati. I would recommend this version of the Mandarin as my first choice for someone seeking a recording of it.
Rating: - Definitive "Miraculous Mandarin" and Other Great Bartok
Having just heard this recording in its entirety, I'm not surprised that Ivan Fischer is a sought after guest conductor for some of the world's great orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic. Here he conducts Bartok with much warmth and compassion. I thought Abbado's version of "Miraculous Mandarin" was superb until I heard Fischer's. Although the Budapest Festival Orchestra's level of playing isn't as refined as either the London Symphony Orchestra's or Berlin Philharmonic's, they perform ... Read More
Rating: - Some Rarely Recorded Bartok and a Great Mandarin
Ivan Fischer is a Bartok expert in the tradition of Sir Georg Solti, Fritz Reiner and Antal Dorati. Like the former conductors, he has insights into the music of his countrymen that give his performances the force of authority. The recording of the Miraculous Mandarin was the initial offering by Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra and has been followed up with other equally significant recordings of Bartok and Kodaly.
With this recording, Fischer has given us some Bartok that is not recorded ... Read More
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