Following their first album for Linn (Dvořák: Legends Op. 59, Czech Suite Op. 39), the WDR Sinfonieorchester and Cristian Măcelaru pursue the same folk vein with two orchestral works by Béla Bartók. Based on a rather childish tale (prince, princess, fairies, and of course a happy ending!), the music of the ballet The Wooden Prince – recorded in full here – has all the ingredients of a masterpiece: masterful scoring for large forces, use of musical themes, an effortless amalgam of folk and late-Romantic elements. Composed in 1923 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the merging of the towns of Buda and Pest – alongside commissions by Ernö Dohnányi and Zoltán Kodály – the century-old Dance Suite is a six-movement work that has become one of Bartók’s best known compositions. Born in Timișoara, a short distance from Hungaria, Măcelaru can boast an unparalleled understanding of Bartók, as evident here.

01. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 I. Introduction
02. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 II. First Dance. Dance of the Princess i
03. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 III. The Prince Sets off and Falls in Lo
04. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 IV. Second Dance. Dance of the Trees
05. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 V. Third Dance. Dance of the Waves
06. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 VI. The Prince Has an Idea
07. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 VII. Fourth Dance. Dance of the Princess
08. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 VIII. The Prince Despairs
09. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 IX. The prince Is Restored
10. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 X. Return of the Princess – Fifth Dance
11. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 XI. The Wooden Prince Falls to the Groun
12. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 XII. Seventh Dance. The Despair of the P
13. Cristian Măcelaru – The Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60 XIII. The Happy End
14. Cristian Măcelaru – Dance Suite, Sz. 77 I. Moderato
15. Cristian Măcelaru – Dance Suite, Sz. 77 II. Allegro molto
16. Cristian Măcelaru – Dance Suite, Sz. 77 III. Allegro vivace
17. Cristian Măcelaru – Dance Suite, Sz. 77 IV. Molto tranquillo
18. Cristian Măcelaru – Dance Suite, Sz. 77 V. Comodo
19. Cristian Măcelaru – Dance Suite, Sz. 77 VI. Finale. Allegro
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