Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Op.19; Two Portraits Op.5 / Prokofiev: Scythian Suite Op. 20

Album by Shlomo Mintz.

Release date: 1986-01-01

Tracks (20)

  1. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: Introduction: A Bustling City Street. Allegro
  2. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Curtain Rises
  3. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: 1st Decoy Game - The Shabby Old Rake
  4. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: 2nd Decoy Game
  5. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Shy Youth Appears at the Door. Sostenuto
  6. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: 3rd Decoy Game
  7. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Mandarin Enters - Encounter with the Girl
  8. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Girl's Dance
  9. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: She Flees from Him; He Chases Her Wildly. Sempre vivace
  10. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Mandarin Stumbles, but Catches the Girl - They Fight - The Tramps Leap Out, Seize the Mandarin...
  11. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: Suddenly the Mandarin's Head Appears - The Tramps Drag Him Out
  12. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: They Drag the Mandarin to the Centre of the Room - The Mandarin's Body Begins to Glow
  13. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: The Tramps Take Him Down - He Falls to the Floor and at Once Leaps at the Girl - They Embrace
  14. The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: His Longing Stilled, the Mandarin's Wounds Begin to Bleed - He Becomes Weaker and Dies
  15. 2 Portraits, Sz. 37: I. One Ideal. Andante sostenuto
  16. 2 Portraits, Sz. 37: II. One Grotesque. Presto
  17. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: I. The Adoration of Veless and Ala
  18. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: II. The Enemy of God and the Dance of the Spirits
  19. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: III. Night
  20. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: IV. Lolly's Departure and the Sun's Procession

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