Track List
CD 1: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Orchestral Pieces, Op.12


Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Four Orchestral Pieces op.12 (Sz 51)
1. 1. Preludio 0:006:32
2. 2. Scherzo: allegro 0:006:13
3. 3. Intermezzo: Moderato 0:005:03
4. 4. Marcia funebre: Maestoso 0:004:57
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
5. 1. Introduzione (Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace 0:009:30
6. 2. Giuoco della coppie (Allegretto scherzando) 0:006:26
7. 3. Elegia (Andante, non troppo) 0:007:43
8. 4. Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto) 0:004:02
9. 5. Finale (Pesante - Presto) 0:009:24
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Total Playing Time 59:50
CD 2: Bartók: Divertimento; Dance Suite; Hungarian Sketches; Two Pictures
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Dance Suite, Sz. 77
1. 1. Moderato 0:003:41
2. 2. Allegro molto 0:002:16
3. 3. Allegro vivace 0:002:57
4. 4. Molto tranquillo 0:002:36
5. 5. Comodo 0:001:01
6. 6. Finale (Allegro) 0:004:05
2 Pictures, (Op.10) Sz. 46
7. In voller Blüte 0:008:42
8. Dorftanz 0:009:46
Hungarian Sketches, Sz. 97
9. 1. An Evening in the Village 0:002:48
10. 2. Bear Melody 0:001:29
11. 3. Melody 0:002:21
12. 4. Slightly Tipsy 0:002:11
13. 5. Swineherd´s Dance 0:002:02
Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113
14. 1. Allegro non troppo 0:009:02
15. 2. Molto adagio 0:009:35
16. 3. Allegro assai 0:007:35
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Total Playing Time 1:12:07
CD 3: Bartók: Piano Concertos Nos.1 - 3
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Piano Concerto No.1, BB 91, Sz. 83
1. 1. Allegro moderato - Allegro 0:008:45
2. 2. Andante 0:007:52
3. Allegro - 3. Allegro molto 0:006:38
Krystian Zimerman, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Piano Concerto No.2, BB 101, Sz. 95
4. 1. Allegro 0:009:25
5. 2. Adagio - Piů adagio - Presto 0:0011:26
6. 3. Allegro molto 0:006:13
Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez
Piano Concerto No.3, BB 127, Sz. 119
7. 1. Allegretto 0:007:33
8. 2. Adagio religioso 0:0011:13
9. 3. Allegro vivace 0:007:03
Hélčne Grimaud, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Total Playing Time 1:16:08
CD 4: Bartók: Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra; Violin Concerto No.1; Viola Concerto
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion, and Orchestra, Sz.115
1. Assai lento - Allegro molto 0:0012:48
2. Lento ma non troppo 0:006:29
3. Allegro ma non troppo 0:006:18
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tamara Stefanovich, Neil Percy, Nigel Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Violin Concerto No.1 (Op.posth), Sz36
4. 1. Andante sostenuto 0:009:33
5. 2. Allegro giocoso 0:0011:47
Gidon Kremer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, op.post.
Version: Tibor Serly
6. 1. Moderato - Lento parlando 0:0014:31
7. 2. Adagio religioso - Allegretto 0:004:37
8. 3. Allegro vivace 0:004:16
Yuri Bashmet, Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez
Total Playing Time 1:10:19
CD 5: Bartók: Violin Concerto No.2; Rhapsodies Nos.1 & 2
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112
1. 1. Allegro non troppo 0:0016:39
2. 2. Andante tranquillo 0:0010:50
3. 3. Allegro molto 0:0012:59
Rhapsody No.1 for Violin and Orchestra, Sz. 87
4. 1. Moderato 0:005:15
5. 2. Allegretto moderato 0:005:57
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no.2 Sz 90
6. 1. Lassú: Moderato 0:005:15
7. 2. Friss: Allegro moderato 0:006:22
Gil Shaham, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Total Playing Time 1:03:17
CD 6: Bartók: Bluebeard´s Castle
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Bluebeard´s Castle, Sz. 48 (Op.11)
1. Prologue - Opening Scene. "Megérkeztünk" 0:005:06
2. "Ez a Kékszakállú véra?" 0:005:16
3. "Nagy csukott ajtókat" 0:005:23
4. Door 1. "Jaj!" "Mit látsz? Mit látsz?" "Láncok, kések" 0:004:25
5. Door 2. "Mit látsz?" "Százkegyetlen szörnyü fegyver" 0:003:55
6. Door 3. "Oh, be sok kincs! Oh, be sok kincs!" 0:002:25
7. Door 4. "Oh! virágok! Oh! ilatoskert!" 0:004:18
8. Fifth Door. Kékszakállú: "Nézd hogy derül már a váram" 0:006:35
9. Door 6. "Csendes fehér tavat látok" 0:004:32
10. "Az utolsót nem nyitom ki" 0:004:09
11. "Tudom, tudom, Kékszakállú" 0:003:24
12. Door 7. "Lásd a régi aszszonyokat" 0:008:31
Jessye Norman, László Polgár, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Total Playing Time 57:59
CD 7: Bartók: Cantata profana, Sz94; The Wooden Prince, Op.13
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Cantata Profana, BB.100, Sz.94 - The Nine Splendid Stags
1. 1. Molto moderato 0:007:00
2. 2. Andante 0:008:00
3. 3. Moderato 0:003:07
John Aler, John Tomlinson, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Op.13)
4. Introduction 0:005:14
5. 1st Dance: Dance of the Princess in the Forest 0:005:05
6. 2nd Dance: Dance of the Trees 0:005:27
7. 3rd Dance: Dance of the Waves 0:0011:36
8. 4th Dance: Dance of the Princess with the Wooden Doll 0:0015:21
9. 5th Dance: The Princess pulls and tugs at the Wooden Prince and tries to make him dance 0:001:55
10. 6th Dance: She tries to attract the real Prince with her seductive dancing 0:001:38
11. 7th Dance: Dismayed, the Princess attempts to hurry after the Prince, but the Forest bars her way 0:008:43
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Total Playing Time 1:13:06
CD 8: Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19; Music for Strings, Precussion and Celesta, Sz 106
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73 (Op.19)
1. Allegro: Introduction 0:003:03
2. Moderato: First decoy game 0:003:44
3. Second decoy game 0:003:13
4. Sostenuto: Third decoy game 0:001:41
5. Maestoso: The Mandarin enters 0:006:52
6. Allegro: The girl sinks down to embrace him 0:002:29
7. Sempre vivo: The tramps leap out 0:002:06
8. Adagio: Suddenly the Mandarin´s head appears 0:003:01
9. Agitato: Again, the frightened tramps discuss how to eliminate the Mandarin 0:001:25
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
10. Molto moderato: The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish blue light 0:001:47
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe
11. Piů mosso - Vivo - She resists no longer, - they embrace. 0:002:21
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
12. 1. Andante tranquillo 0:007:55
13. 2. Allegro 0:007:35
14. 3. Adagio 0:007:27
15. 4. Allegro molto 0:007:27
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Total Playing Time 1:02:06