A powerful story and beautiful music reflect the complexity of our world. Sometimes things come together in unexpected ways and help us to see connections we were not aware of before. It can be ...
Most music doesn’t suit safety, and the stakes are always higher when an orchestra knows it is being recorded live – no studio retakes, no patching (probably). This Bartók disc comes from the ...
Members of Chicago's Joffrey Ballet rehearse a scene from the company's upcoming production of Bartok's "The Miraculous Mandarin" with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. (Todd Rosenberg) ...
This is an exceptionally beautiful disc, and consequently also a problematic one. Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra approach all three works primarily as exercises in lush ...
(The) Miraculous Mandarin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor Hungarian Peasant Songs BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, Conductor Suite No. 2 BBC Scottish ...
(The) Wooden Prince Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Susanna Mälkki, Conductor Béla Bartók, Composer (The) Miraculous Mandarin, Movements: Suite Susanna Mälkki, Conductor Helsinki Philharmonic ...
Béla Bartók's Miraculous Mandarin was originally a ballet but created such a scandal, it was banned. It has since been performed as a concert suite preserving approximately two-thirds of the original ...
Spectrum Dance Theater just sent out a press release saying its performances of The Miraculous Mandarin no longer have a home due to a sponsorship cancellation over the content of the show. I have a ...