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Bartok Works for Orchestra - Concerto for Orchestra; Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta | 
 enlarge | Creators: Bela Bartok, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra
Label: Vox (Classical)
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 142310
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
UPC: 047163301520
EAN: 0047163301520
ASIN: B000001K6A
Release Date: November 4, 1992
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Condition: sealed cd with cutout-FAST First class shipping at no extra charge--boxset
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Introduction: Allegro non troppo | | • | Giuoco delle Coppie: Allegretto scherzando | | • | Elegia: Andante non troppo | | • | Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto | | • | Finale: Presto | | • | Moderato | | • | Allegro molto | | • | Allegro vivace | | • | Molto tranquillo | | • | Commodo |
Disc 2
| • | The Robbers | | • | The Girl | | • | The Mandarin | | • | Andante tranquillo | | • | Allegro | | • | Adagio | | • | Allegro molto |
Disc 3
| • | Allegro non troppo | | • | Molto adagio | | • | Allegro assai | | • | Prelude | | • | Dance of the Princess in the Forest | | • | Dance of the Trees | | • | Dance of the Waves | | • | The Prince and His Wooden Doll | | • | Dance of the Princess with The Wooden Doll | | • | Postlude |
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| Customer Reviews:
Excellent Bartok starter January 4, 2002
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Although at least some of the pieces on this album have better versions available, notably the poerful interprettions of Ivan Fisher, there are also far worse, and this isn't one without character. As an introduction to the work of Bela Bartok, it's a must have. The inexpensive 3-disc set is a regular shelf item at B&N. Skrowaczewski's interpretation of Concerto for Orchestra brings out its quirks much more effectively that Dorati's better-known version, and is worth hearing even if you have Fisher's more recent recording (Fisher made two). Some of the other works are reduced to suites, but these edits are common, and I believe done by Bartok himself. I can comfortably say that, unlike some inexpensive Bartok recordings, that if you don't like this album, you probably won't like the better versions that are out there, and if you do like this album, you'll continue to listen to it even if you do get some of the better ones.
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