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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta

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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
- BOULEZ PIERRE / CHICAGO S. O.
- MUSICA CLASICA
- INTERNATIONAL
- MUSIC
The Miraculous Mandarin is, along with Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, one of the great expressions of musical savagery, and here the composer illustrates the "urban jungle." The music opens with sounds of traffic and commotion, and it's an expressionist nightmare from that point on. Three men mug a woman and force her to lure men into their den to be robbed in turn. One of them turns out to be a wealthy Chinese man whose passion for the woman is so strong that, despite being stabbed, suffocated, and strung up on a lamp cord, he will not die until the woman permits him to embrace her. Then his wounds open and he bleeds to death. Quite a story, and the music, as well as this performance, suits it perfectly. Have fun. --David Hurwitz
Country USA
Brand Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer Deutsche Grammophon
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 028944774726
Model 028944774726
ReleaseDate 1996-04-09
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 028944774726
EANs 0028944774726

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