Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Pierre Boulez conducts Bartók – CD 7 de 8

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Estamos quase concluíndo a série. Eis o sétimo cd da coleção “Boulez Conducts Bartók”.

Este CD traz a “Cantata Profana”, composta para Tenor, Barítono, Coro Duplo e Orquestra. Trata-se de uma obra pouco gravada, devido talvez à complexidade de sua composição e talvez também ao grande número de músicos necessários para a sua execução. Foi escrita em 1930 e sua primeira execução se deu apenas em 1934.

Eis a descrição da obra, retirada da Wikipedia:

“Cantata Profana (subtitled A kilenc csodaszarvas; English: The Nine Splendid Stags;German: Die Zauberhirsche) Sz. 94, is a choral work for tenor, baritone, choir and orchestra by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. It was written in 1930 and first performed on BBC Radio on 25 May 1934 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Aylmer Buesst.
The Hungarian text is based on a Romanian colinda (a type of Christmas carol) about a father who teaches his nine sons the art of hunting. One day they cross a haunted bridge deep in the forest and are turned into nine stags. Their father arrives and aims his bow at them but when he learns that they are in fact his sons he begs them to return home. The stags reply that this is no longer possible since their antlers would not fit through the door; their new life is in the forest. “

Esta gravação de Boulez foi realizada em 1992, e traz o excelente barítono wagneriano John Tomlinson e o tenor John Aler, acompanhados do excelente Chicago Symphony Chorus.

A outra peça presente no CD é o conhecido Ballet “The Wooden Prince”, que estreou em 1917, e também necessita uma grande orquestra para sua interpretação, incluindo saxofones. Eis uma pequena sinopse da peça, encontrada na Wikipedia:
“A prince falls in love with a princess, but is stopped from reaching her by a fairy who makes a forest and a stream rise against him. To attract the princess’ attention, the prince hangs his cloak on a staff and fixes a crown and locks of his hair to it. The princess catches sight of this “wooden prince” and comes to dance with it. The fairy brings the wooden prince to life and the princess goes away with that instead of the real prince, who falls into despair. The fairy takes pity on him as he sleeps, dresses him in finery and reduces the wooden prince to lifelessness again. The princess returns and is finally united with the human prince.”

Boulez novamente está à frente de sua querida Chicago Symphony, e faz um trabalho memorável, demonstrando sua versatilidade e seu profundo conhecimento da obra de Bartók. Todos os comentários da amazon lhe deram cinco estrelas.
Espero que os senhores apreciem.

Bela Bartók – Boulez Conducts Bartók (CD 7 de 8) Cantata Profana Sz 94, The Wooden Prince, Sz 60 – Aler, Tomlinson, Boulez, CSO

01 – Cantata Profana I. there was once an old man
02 – II. but their father grew impatient
03 – III. Volt egy oreg apo
04 – The Wooden Prince – Introduction
05 – First Dance
06 – Second Dance
07 – Third Dance
08 – Fourth Dance
09 – Fifth Dance
10 – Sixth Dance
11 – Seventh Dance

John Aler – Tenor
John Tomlinson – Barítono
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

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