Bartok
The Miraculous Mandarin
Concerto for Orchestra
GEORG SOLTI
Rec. 1955/56
Being a Hungarian conductor active in the middle years of the twentieth century, Georg Solti, like his contemporary countrymen Fritz Reiner and Ferenc Fricsay, naturally was an advocate of Béla Bartók's music and recorded the great Hungarian composer's best-known works several times during his career. He first recorded the Concerto for Orchestra and the Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin with the London Symphony in 1965 and then returned to the former in 1981 and the latter in its full score in 1989, both with the Chicago Symphony. Among Solti's fans, the earlier recordings are revered for their vibrant colors and polished sophistication while the latter are admired for their flashy virtuosity and raw power.
The two recordings on this Archipel disc, however, both predate Solti's London recordings: the Concerto for Orchestra with the Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester comes from 1955, while the full-length Miraculous Mandarin with the Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks comes from 1956. These recordings cannot compete with Solti's studio recordings: Decca's sparkling stereo and vivid digital sound far surpasses Archipel's dim, gray monaural sound. Nor, it must be acknowledged, can the performances themselves compete with the later performances. Though both ensembles play surprisingly well considering they were recently formed radio orchestras at the time, they cannot match the technical abilities of the English and American orchestras. Even Solti's interpretations cannot seriously challenge his later accounts of the works. At this point in his career, Solti, though clearly a talented and accomplished conductor, was not yet wholly himself, and neither performance here has the fire-breathing intensity of his later recordings. Thus, this disc will most likely be of interest only to listeners who already know Solti's later recordings and who cannot help but be interested in his earlier performances of these canonical works.
Tracks :
1
Prelude
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
1:36
2
The curtain rises
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
1:40
3
First seduction game
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
3:37
4
Second seduction game
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
3:25
5
Third seduction game
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
2:26
6
General consternation
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
1:21
7
The girl is undecided
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
4:35
8
The girl sinks down to embrace him
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
2:30
9
The tramps leap out
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
1:35
10
Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears between the pillows
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
3:00
11
The terrified tramps discuss
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
1:22
12
The lamp falls to the floor
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
3:51
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127
13
1. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace Tempo 1
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
9:08
14
2.Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
6:25
15
3. Elegia: Andante, non troppo
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
6:17
16
4. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
3:57
17
5. Finale: Pesante Presto
Béla Bartók
Georg Solti
8:55
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