BELA BARTOK (1881-1945)

The Wooden Prince, Op 13

54:04

A dance-pantomime in one act by Béla Balázs

1

Prelude

4:58

2

Dance 1

5:07

Dance of the Princess in the Forest

3

Dance 2

5:15

Dance of the Trees

4

Dance 3

11:16

Dance of the Waves

5

Dance 4

15:25

Dance of the Princess with the Wooden Doll

Danse de la Princesse avec la poupée de bois

6

Dance 5

1:44

The Princess pulls and pushes him [the wooden prince] and tries to make him dance

7

Dance 6

1:31

She tries to attract him [the real prince] with a seductive dance

Par une danse séductrice elle veut attirer le vrai Prince

8

Dance 7

6:42

Alarmed, the Princess rushes after him [the real prince], but the forest stops her

La Princesse a peur; elle se précipite derrière le vrai prince, mais la forêt l'arrête

9

Postlude

2:06

Hungarian Pictures

11:38

10

1

An Evening in the Village

3:04

11

2

Bear Dance

1:37

12

3

Melody

2:24

13

4

Slightly Tipsy

2:31

14

5

Swineherd's Dance

1:59

27, 30 April 1990