Annotation

The 4 CDs are contained in a cardboard box. Inside are 4 cardboard sleeves, each containing a CD, and an 8-page booklet bearing the same information as on the front and back covers and on the CD sleeves, with added German and French translations of some titles. The 4 discs are reissues of older CBS/Columbia albums

Tracklist

1CD: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Concerto for Orchestra
2CD: 4 Orchestral Pieces / 3 Village Scenes / The Miraculous Mandarin
3CD: The Wooden Prince
4CD: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Dance Suite
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1Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "We are here now"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
partial recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Opening "Megérkeztünk"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:24
2Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "So this is really Bluebeard's Castle!"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
partial recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Opening "Megérkeztünk"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók5:12
3Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "Ah, I see seven great shut doorways"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
partial recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Opening "Megérkeztünk"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók6:00
4Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The First Door: "Woe!"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 1 "'Jaj! Mit látsz? Mit látsz? Láncok, kések"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:36
5Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Second Door: "What seest thou?"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 2 "Mit látsz? Százkegyetlen szörnyü fegyver"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:14
6Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Third Door: "Mountains of Gold"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 3 "Oh, be sok kincs! Oh, be sok kincs!"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók2:32
7Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Fourth Door: "Ah! What lovely Flowers!"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 4 "Oh! virágok! Oh! ilatoskert!"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók5:02
8Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Fifth Door: "Ah!"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 5 "Ah! Lásdez az én birodalmam"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók6:49
9Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Sixth Door: "I can see a Sheet of Water"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
partial recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 6 "Csendes fehér tavat látok"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók6:41
10Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "Tell me, tell me my dearest Bluebeard
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
partial recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 6 "Csendes fehér tavat látok"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók6:38
11Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): The Seventh Door: "Hearts that I have loved and cherished
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
partial recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 7 "Lásd a régi aszszonyokat"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók2:24
12Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz 48 (op. 11): "The first I found at daybreak"
bass-baritone vocals [Bluebeard]:
Siegmund Nimsgern
mezzo-soprano vocals [Judith]:
Tatiana Troyanos
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez
partial recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 7 "Lásd a régi aszszonyokat"
composer:
Béla Bartók
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók6:43
13Dance Suite, Sz 77: I. Moderato
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1972-02-22)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (on 1972-02-22)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-02-22)
recording of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a: I. Moderato (for orchestra) (on 1972-02-22)
composer:
Béla Bartók (in 1923)
part of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a (for orchestra)
Béla Bartók4:02
14Dance Suite, Sz 77: II. Allegro molto
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1972-02-22)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (on 1972-02-22)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-02-22)
recording of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a: II. Allegro molto (for orchestra) (on 1972-02-22)
composer:
Béla Bartók (in 1923)
part of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a (for orchestra)
Béla Bartók2:11
15Dance Suite, Sz 77: III. Allegro vivace
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1972-02-22)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (on 1972-02-22)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-02-22)
recording of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a: III. Allegro vivace (for orchestra) (on 1972-02-22)
composer:
Béla Bartók (in 1923)
part of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a (for orchestra)
Béla Bartók3:07
16Dance Suite, Sz 77: IV. Molto tranquillo
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1972-02-22)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (on 1972-02-22)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-02-22)
recording of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a: IV. Molto tranquillo (for orchestra) (on 1972-02-22)
composer:
Béla Bartók (in 1923)
part of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a (for orchestra)
Béla Bartók3:19
17Dance Suite, Sz 77: V. Comodo -
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1972-02-22)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (on 1972-02-22)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-02-22)
recording of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a: V. Comodo (for orchestra) (on 1972-02-22)
composer:
Béla Bartók (in 1923)
part of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a (for orchestra)
Béla Bartók1:00
18Dance Suite, Sz 77: VI. Finale. Allegro
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1972-02-22)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (on 1972-02-22)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-02-22)
recording of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a: VI. Finale. Allegro (for orchestra) (on 1972-02-22)
composer:
Béla Bartók (in 1923)
part of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a (for orchestra)
Béla Bartók4:12