Béla Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin (1924)

Composer: Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer 00:00 Introduction - The Chaotic City 01:27 Curtain - The Girl and the Three Tramps 03:13 The First Seductive Dance 04:41 The Shabby Old Rake 06:56 The Second Seductive Dance 08:20 The Shy Young Man 10:13 The Third Seductive Dance 11:47 The Mandarin enters the room 13:59 The girl begins a hesitant dance 18:44 She shudders at his embrace and he chases her 21:03 The three tramps leap out, seize the Mandarin and tear him away from the girl 23:06 Suddenly the Mandarin’s head appears between the pillows and he looks longingly at the girl 25:58 The terrified tramps discuss how they are to get rid of the Mandarin 27:30 The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish blue light 29:10 She resists no longer - they embrace Scores I engrave: How I make my videos: h