GRAMOPHONE — MARCH 2023 | Great credit must go to the Romanian conductor Cristian Măcelaru, who displays real kinship here with the melodic colour and cast of the music and marries it so compellingly to the textural elements. It sounds gorgeous, spacious and luxuriant.
Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Dance Suite
Cristian Măcelaru, Conductor
WDR Sinfonieorchester ➭
Track listing
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: I. Introduction
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: II. First Dance. Dance of the Princess in the Forest
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: III. The Prince Sets off and Falls in Love
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: IV. Second Dance. Dance of the Trees
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: V. Third Dance. Dance of the Waves
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: VI. The Prince Has an Idea
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: VII. Fourth Dance. Dance of the Princess With the Wooden Prince
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: VIII. The Prince Despairs
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: IX. The prince Is Restored
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: X. Return of the Princess – Fifth Dance
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: XI. The Wooden Prince Falls to the Ground – The Radiant Prince Appears – Sixth Dance
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: XII. Seventh Dance. The Despair of the Princess
The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60: XIII. The Happy End
Dance Suite, Sz. 77: I. Moderato
Dance Suite, Sz. 77: II. Allegro molto
Dance Suite, Sz. 77: III. Allegro vivace
Dance Suite, Sz. 77: IV. Molto tranquillo
Dance Suite, Sz. 77: V. Comodo
Dance Suite, Sz. 77: VI. Finale. Allegro
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Album review at GRAMOPHONE – THE WORLD’S BEST CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS – A terrific album ➭