The stage works of Béla Bartók / Béla Bartók.

Format Book
EditionNew edition.
Publication InfoRichmond : Overture Publishing, 2011.
Description112 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects

Included WorkBartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Kékszakállú herceg vára. Libretto. English.
Included WorkBartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Kékszakállú herceg vára. Libretto. Hungarian.
Included WorkFarkas, István, translator.
Other author/creatorEnglish National Opera.
SeriesOpera guides ; 44
Opera guide ; 44. ^A176004
Contents Images of the self: 'Duke Bluebeard's castle' / Paul Banks -- Bartók and world music / Simon Broughton -- Annie Miller / Keith Bosley and Peter Sherwood -- A foot in Bluebeard's door / Julian Grant -- Around the Bluebeard myth / Mike Ashman -- Thematic guide -- A Kékszakállú herceg vára = Duke Bluebeard's castle / libretto by Béla Balázs ; translation by John Louis David -- The wooden prince: a tale for adults / Ferenc Bónis -- A Fából faragott királyfi = The wooden prince / scenario by Béla Bartók ; translation by István Farkas -- The miraculous Mandarin: the birth and vicissitudes of a masterpiece / Ferenc Bónis -- A Csodálatos mandarin / scenario by Menyhért Lengyel ; translation by István Farkas -- Bartók's ballets / John Percival -- Discography / David Nice.
Abstract A product of Hungary's political ferment at the start of the twentieth century, Béla Bartók's works combine determination to participate in Western art movements coupled with an enthusiasm for the folk traditions of a disappearing world. In this introduction to Bartók's stage works, Julian Grant describes the score for Duke Bluebeard's Castle, a symbolist version of the Bluebeard myth. Included in this volume are also his ballet scenarios and discussions of the choreographic potential and musical qualities of the scores. Ferenc Bónis indicates the appeal for Bartók of the natural world, against the cataclysm of the First World War. Together, these works give an insight into issues of sexuality, humanity and creativity.
General noteIncludes libretto of Duke Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Balázs and scenarios of the ballets The Wooden Prince (by Balázs) and The Miraculous Mandarin (by Menyhért Lengyel) in Hungarian with English translations.
General noteThis Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1991.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 112).
LanguageText in English and Hungarian.
ISBN9780714544458 (paperback)

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