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Bartok: The Wooden Prince (Final Version)

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Bartók's The Wooden Prince of 1917 is much less well-known than his later ballet, The Miraculous Mandarin. The reasons seem clear enough; it uses a monster orchestra, and it sounds more like a mashup of Strauss, Wagner, and Debussy than Bartók. Among the work's champions was Bartók himself, who continued to revise the work several times after its 1917 completion; what is heard here is the final version, in which he axed about a quarter of the original piece. That probably did the work good, but this seems to be the first recording of this version, and it fits the dry style of conductor Thomas Dausgaard, leading the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Dausgaard is splendid in bringing transparency to Bartók's rich orchestral detail. Hear the subtle winds and solo violin in "The Princess' Seductive Dance" for just one example. All this is magnificently rendered by the Onyx label's engineers at the Glasgow City Halls (incorrectly rendered as City Hall in the booklet). The brass glitters, and the impression is of a vast space, colorfully filled. Audiophiles will get a real treat here, but Dausgaard's exacting, precise treatments, with the orchestra delivering what must have been strenuous demands, is attractive for anyone, and the album landed on classical best-seller lists in the spring of 2024.

© James Manheim /TiVo

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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1
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): I. Introduction
00:04:08

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

2
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): II. The Princess
00:00:34

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

3
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): III. First Dance - Dance of the Princess in the Forest, Pt. 1
00:02:04

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

4
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): IV. First Dance - Dance of the Princess in the Forest, Pt. 2
00:02:26

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

5
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): V. Second Dance - The Dance of the Trees
00:04:14

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

6
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): VI. The Prince Moves On
00:00:15

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

7
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): VII. Third Dance - Dance of the Waves
00:03:29

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

8
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): VIII. The Prince has an Idea
00:02:33

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

9
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): IX. The Prince has Another Idea
00:00:47

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

10
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): X. The Princess Notices the Puppet
00:01:54

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

11
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XI. Forth Dance - Dance of the Princess with the Wooden Prince
00:04:11

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

12
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XII. The Prince Despairs
00:03:11

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

13
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XIII. The Fairy Comforts the Prince
00:03:46

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

14
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XIV. The Princess Appears
00:01:53

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

15
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XV. Fifth Dance - The Princess Forces the Wooden Prince to Dance
00:00:59

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

16
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XVI. Sixth Dance - The Princess's Seductive Dance
00:00:48

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

17
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XVII. Seventh Dance - The Forest Stops the Princess
00:01:33

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

18
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XVIII. The Prince Comes Forward
00:01:31

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

19
The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version): XIX. All Things Take On Their Original Form
00:01:54

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

20
Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113: I. Allegro non troppo
00:09:32

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

21
Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113: II. Molto adagio
00:09:19

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

22
Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113: III. Allegro assai
00:07:16

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

23
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68: No. 1, Joc cu bâta
00:01:14

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

24
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68: No. 2, Brâul
00:00:34

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

25
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68: No. 3, Pe loc
00:01:06

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

26
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68: No. 4, Buciumeana
00:01:35

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

27
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68: No. 5, Romanian Polka
00:00:29

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

28
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68: No. 6a, Mărunțel "Fast Dance 1" (Belényes)
00:00:14

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

29
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68: No. 6b, Mărunțel "Fast Dance 2" (Nyágra)
00:00:50

Bela Bartok, Composer - Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor - Bartók, Béla, Composer - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2024 ONYX Classics Ltd (P) 2024 BBC

Album review

Bartók's The Wooden Prince of 1917 is much less well-known than his later ballet, The Miraculous Mandarin. The reasons seem clear enough; it uses a monster orchestra, and it sounds more like a mashup of Strauss, Wagner, and Debussy than Bartók. Among the work's champions was Bartók himself, who continued to revise the work several times after its 1917 completion; what is heard here is the final version, in which he axed about a quarter of the original piece. That probably did the work good, but this seems to be the first recording of this version, and it fits the dry style of conductor Thomas Dausgaard, leading the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Dausgaard is splendid in bringing transparency to Bartók's rich orchestral detail. Hear the subtle winds and solo violin in "The Princess' Seductive Dance" for just one example. All this is magnificently rendered by the Onyx label's engineers at the Glasgow City Halls (incorrectly rendered as City Hall in the booklet). The brass glitters, and the impression is of a vast space, colorfully filled. Audiophiles will get a real treat here, but Dausgaard's exacting, precise treatments, with the orchestra delivering what must have been strenuous demands, is attractive for anyone, and the album landed on classical best-seller lists in the spring of 2024.

© James Manheim /TiVo

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