{"product_id":"bartok-macelaru-wdr-sinfonieorchester-the-wooden-prince-dance-suite_aec-linn714-2","title":"Bartok\/ Macelaru\/ Wdr Sinfonieorchester - The Wooden Prince Dance Suite","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing their first album for Linn (Dvorák: Legends Op. 59, Czech Suite Op. 39), the WDR Sinfonieorchester and Cristian Macelaru 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 Timi?oara, a short distance from Hungaria, Macelaru can boast an unparalleled understanding of Bartók, as evident here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Linn Records","offers":[{"title":"New \/ CD \/ The Wooden Prince Dance Suite Linn Records","offer_id":47253367652660,"sku":"LINN714.2","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/7436\/1652\/files\/4179772-2957010.jpg?v=1770913164","url":"https:\/\/www.fye.com\/products\/bartok-macelaru-wdr-sinfonieorchester-the-wooden-prince-dance-suite_aec-linn714-2","provider":"FYE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}