Mercury Living Presence: The Collector's Edition Vol. 2

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: Vienna
▶CD 2: Dorati conducts Respighi
▶CD 3: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite / Two Portraits, Op. 5 / Mikrokosmos: Bourrée and From the Diary of a Fly
▶CD 4: Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances
▶CD 5: Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor / Symphony No. 8 in G major
▶CD 6: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Copland: Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes / Schuller: Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee / Bkich Sinfonia Breve
▶CD 7: Satie: Parade / Milhaud: Le Bœeuf sur le toit / Auric: Ouverture / Françaix: Concerinoto for Piano & Orchestra / Fetler: Contrasts for Orchestra
▶CD 8: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" / Romeo & Juliet
▶CD 9: Béla Bartók: The Wooden Prince / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
▼CD 10: Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion / Divertimento
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1The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Allegro (Introduction): a bustling city street
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:34
2The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The curtain rises on a shabby room in the slums, where three penniless tramps force a girl to lure in perspective victims from the street
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:51
3The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: First decoy game
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:11
4The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The shabby old rake enters and makes comic gestures of love to the girl until the tramps throw him out
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók2:03
5The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Second decoy game
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:13
6The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The shy young man appears in the door, and the girl dances - at first hestitantly, then faster and makes comic gestures of love to the girl until the tramps throw him out
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:32
7The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Third decoy game
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:02
8The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Horrified, they see a weird figure in the street, and the tramps hide as they hear him coming up the stairs
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:29
9The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The Mandarin enters and stands immobile in the doorway; the girl, terrified, flees to the other end of the room
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:42
10The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: General consternation. The girl overcomes her repugnance and entices slowly the Mandarin to come closer and finally to sit in the chair
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:33
11The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: At last she overcomes her reluctance and begins a hesitant dance, which gradually enlivens to a pitch of erotic frenzy, as the Mandarin stares at her impassively
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók3:42
12The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The girl sinks down to embrace him; he begins to tremble in feverish excitement
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:26
13The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: She flees from him, and he chases her more and more wildly
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:41
14The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The Mandarin catches the girl, and they fight
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:14
15The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The tramps leap out, tear the Mandarin away from the girl, and seize his jewellery and money
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:15
16The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: "We must kill him, stifle him under the pillows on the bed," the tramps decide
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:27
17The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: They think he is dead, but suddenly the Mandarin's head appears between the pillows and he looks longingly at the girl; the four shudder and stand aghast
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:03
18The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: At last the three tramps master their horror. They drag the Mandarin out and grip him firmly while one stabs him three times with a rusty sword
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:19
19The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: Suddenly he draws himself up and leaps at the girl. The tramps stop him and hold him fast again. While they hold him, the Mandarin looks longingly at the girl
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:43
20The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: They drag the resisting Mandarin to the centre of the room and hang him on the lamp hook
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:03
21The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish blue light. His eyes remain fixed on the girl
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:44
22The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: At her insistence, the tramps take him down. The Mandarin falls on the floor and at once leaps at the girl. She resists no longer, and they embrace
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók1:05
23The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19: The Mandarin's longing is now stilled, his wounds begin to bleed, and he dies after a short struggle
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
partial recording of:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19 (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (from 1918 until 1924)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1926-11-27)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1927)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 73) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 82)
Béla Bartók0:59
24Divertimento: I. Allegro non troppo
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recording of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118: I. Allegro non troppo (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118
Béla Bartók8:51
25Divertimento: II. Molto adagio
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recording of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118: II. Molto adagio (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118
Béla Bartók8:26
26Divertimento: III. Allegro assai
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
recording of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118: III. Allegro assai (from 1964-07-08 until 1964-07-09)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118
Béla Bartók7:19
27Sonata for Two Pianos and Two Percussion: I. Assai lento
piano:
Géza Frid (on 1960-06-06) and Luctor Ponse (on 1960-06-06)
orchestra:
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (on 1960-06-06)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-06-06)
recording of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: I. Assai lento (on 1960-06-06)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
Béla Bartók12:17
28Sonata for Two Pianos and Two Percussion: II. Lento, ma non troppo
piano:
Géza Frid (on 1960-06-06) and Luctor Ponse (on 1960-06-06)
orchestra:
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (on 1960-06-06)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-06-06)
recording of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: II. Lento, ma non troppo (on 1960-06-06)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
Béla Bartók5:30
29Sonata for Two Pianos and Two Percussion: III. Allegro non troppo
piano:
Géza Frid (on 1960-06-06) and Luctor Ponse (on 1960-06-06)
orchestra:
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (on 1960-06-06)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-06-06)
recording of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: III. Allegro non troppo (on 1960-06-06)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
Béla Bartók6:26
▶CD 11: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / Francesca da Rimini
▶CD 12: Beethoven: Symphonies 5 and 6 "Pastoral"
▶CD 13: Antal Dorati Conducts Albéniz: Iberia / Falla: La Vida Breve, Interlude & Dance No.1 / Moussorgsky: Prelude & Dance of the Persian Slaves / Smetana: The Bartered Bride, Overture & Dances
▶CD 14: Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite / Kodály: Peacock Variations / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Schoenberg: Five pieces, Op. 16
▶CD 15: Beethoven: Symphony No.7 / Overtures "Egmont" & "Leonore 3" / "Consecration of the House"
▶CD 16: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake complete Ballet
▶CD 17: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake complete Ballet
▶CD 18: Delibes: Coppélia / Sylvia
▶CD 19: Delibes: Coppélia / Sylvia
▶CD 20: Delibes: Coppélia / Sylvia
▶CD 21: Marcel Dupré Recital
▶CD 22: Frederick Fennell conducts the music of Leroy Anderson
▶CD 23: Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy / Hill Song No.2 / Persichetti: Symphony for Band / Khachaturian: Armenian Dances / Hartley: Concerto for 23 Winds / Rogers: Three Japanese Dances
▶CD 24: Morton Gould: West Point Symphony / Hovhaness: Symphony No.4 / Giannini: Symphony No.3
▶CD 25: Country Gardens and other Favorites by Percy Grainger and Eric Coates
▶CD 26: Hands Across The Sea - Marches from Around the World
▶CD 27: Frederick Fennell conducts the music of Leroy Anderson and Eric Coates
▶CD 28: The Spirit of '76 and Ruffles and Flourishes
▶CD 29: Mozart: Serenade No.10 in B-flat, K.361 / Strauss: Serenade in E-flat / Milhaud: Suite Française
▶CD 30: Holst: Suites 1 & 2 / Vaughan Williams: Folksong Suite & Toccata Marziale / Mennin / Persichetti / Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana
▶CD 31: Hanson conducts Hanson
▶CD 32: Morton Gould: Spirituals, Fall River Legend / Samuel Barber: Medea
▶CD 33: Charles Ives: Three Places in New England, Symphony No. 3 / William Schuman: New England Triptych / Peter Mennin: Symphony No. 5
▶CD 34: Hanson: Symphony No. 3, Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky, Lament for Beowulf
▶CD 35: Howard Hanson Conducts Barber: Capricorn Concerto / Piston: The Incredible Flutist / Griffes: Poem for Flute & Orchestra / McCauley: Five Miniatures for Flute & Strings / Kennan: Three Pieces for Orchestra / Bergsma: Gold & the Señor Commandante
▶CD 36: McPhee:Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sessions: The Black Maskers / Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune, The Feast of Love
▶CD 37: Douglas Moore: Pageant of P.T. Barnum / John Alden Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator / Bernard Rogers: Once Upon a Time / Burrill Phillips: Selections from McGuffey's Reader
▶CD 38: Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches / MacDowell: Suite for Large Orchestra / Peter: Sinfonia in G
▶CD 39: Music for Quiet Listening
▶CD 40: Music for Quiet Listening Vol. 2
▶CD 41: Dvorák: Symphony No.9 ("From The New World") / Mozart: Symphony No.38 ("Prague")
▶CD 42: Ibert: Escales / Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole, Alborada del gracioso, Pavane pour une infante défunte, La valse, Le tombeau de Couperin
▶CD 43: French Opera Highlights
▶CD 44: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3 / Paray: Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc
▶CD 45: Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, Fête polonaise, Overture «Gwendoline», Danse slave, Joyeuse marche, Bourrée fantastique / Roussel: Suite in F
▶CD 46: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No.2, Boléro, Valses nobles et sentimentales / Debussy: Three Nocturnes, Petite Suite
▶CD 47: Bizet: Carmen Suite, La Patrie Overture, L'arlésienne Suite / Thomas: Mignon & Raymond Overtures
▶CD 48: Paul Paray conducts Dances of Death
▶CD 49: Debussy: La Mer / Ibéria / Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
▶CD 50: The Golden Age of Harpsichord Music
▶CD 51: Puyana plays Bach
▶CD 52: Baroque Masterpieces for Harpsichord
▶CD 53: Chopin: Sonata in G minor, Polonaise Brillante / Bartók: First Rhapsody / Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes / Martinu: Variations on a Theme of Rossini / Debussy: Sonata / Weiner: Hungarian Wedding Dance
▶CD 54: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
▶CD 55: Corigliano: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra / Strauss: Parergon to the Sinfonia Domestica

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includes:Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute Suites 1, 2 & 3 by Respighi; Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti
Baroque Masterpieces for Harpsichord by Rafael Puyana
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite / Kodály: Peacock Variations / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Schoenberg: Five Pieces, op. 16 by Bartók, Kodály, Hindemith, Schoenberg; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Rafael Kubelík
Bizet: Carmen Suite / La Patrie Ouverture / L'Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2 / Thomas: Mignon & Raymond Overtures by Bizet, Thomas; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches / MacDowell: Suite for Large Orchestra / Peter: Sinfonia in G by Chadwick, MacDowell, Peter; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
Concerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite / Two Portraits / Mikrokosmos by Bartók; London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti
Debussy: La Mer / Ibéria / Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Ravel: Mother Goose Suite by Debussy, Ravel; Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Doráti Conducts Respighi by Respighi; London Symphony Orchestra, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
French Opera Highlights by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
Gershwin, Copland, Schuller, Bloch by Gershwin, Copland, Schuller, Bloch; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Gould: West Point Symphony / Hovhaness: Symphony no. 4 / Giannini: Symphony no. 3 by Morton Gould, Alan Hovhaness, Vittorio Giannini; Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell, A. Clyde Roller
Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy / Hill Song no. 2 / Persichetti: Symphony for Band / Khachaturian: Armenian Dances / Hartley: Concerto for 23 Winds / Rogers: Three Japanese Dances by Grainger, Persichetti, Khachaturian, Hartley, Rogers; Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
Hands Across the Sea: Marches From Around the World by Frederick Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble
Hanson Conducts Hanson by Hanson; Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Eastman School of Music Chorus
Holst: Suites / Vaughan Williams: Folk Song Suite / Toccata Marziale by Holst, Vaughan Williams; Frederick Fennell
Howard Hanson Conducts Barber, Piston, Griffes, McCauley, Kennan, Bergsma by Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
Ibert: Escales / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Alborada del gracioso / Pavane pour une infante défunte / La Valse / Le Tombeau de Couperin by Ibert, Ravel; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
Ives: Three Places in New England / Symphony no. 3 / Schuman: New England Triptych / Mennin: Symphony no. 5 by Charles Ives, William Schuman, Peter Mennin; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
Janos Starker plays Chopin, Mendelssohn, Martinu, Debussy, Bartok, Weiner by János Starker, György Sebök
McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sessions: The Black Maskers / Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune / The Feast of Love by McPhee, Sessions, Thomson; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
Moore: Pageant of P.T. Barnum / Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator / Rogers: Once Upon a Time / Phillips: Selections from McGuffey's Reader by Moore, Carpenter, Rogers, Phillips; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
Morton Gould: Spirituals / Fall River Legend / Samuel Barber: Medea by Morton Gould, Samuel Barber; Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Mozart: Serenade no. 10 in B-flat, K. 361 / Strauss: Serenade in E-flat, op. 7 / Milhaud: Suite française by Mozart, Strauss, Milhaud; Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
Mozart: Symphony no. 38 / Dvořák: From the New World by Dvořák, Mozart; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík
Music for Quiet Listening by Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
Paray Conducts Chabrier & Roussel by Emmanuel Chabrier, Albert Roussel; Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray Conducts Dances of Death by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
Puyana Plays Bach by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach; Rafael Puyana
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2 / Boléro / Valses nobles et sentimentales / Debussy: Three Nocturnes / Petite Suite by Ravel, Debussy; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 / Paray: Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc by Camille Saint‐Saëns, Paul Paray; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky; Antal Dorati
Sylvia / Coppélia by Léo Delibes
Symphonies 5 and 6 "Pastoral" by Beethoven; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Symphony 7, Overtures 'Egmont' & 'Leonore 3' & 'Consecration of the House' by Ludwig van Beethoven; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Symphony no. 3 / Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky / Lament for Beowulf by Howard Hanson; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Howard Hanson
Symphony no. 4 / Francesca da Rimini by Tchaikovsky; Antal Dorati, London Symphony
Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Romeo & Juliet by Tchaikovsky; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Symphony no. 7 in D minor / Symphony no. 8 in G major by Dvořák; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
The Spirit of '76 / Ruffles and Flourishes by Frederick Fennell, Members of the Eastman Wind Ensemble
The Wooden Prince / Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta by Bartók; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Widor: Allegro (from Symphony no. 6) / Salve Regina / Franck: Pièce héroïque / Three Chorales by Widor, Franck; Marcel Dupré