Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Craft, Robert
2. McBride, Patricia, 1942-
3. Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-2018
4. Boulanger, Nadia
5. D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021
6. Hayden, Melissa
7. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
8. Balanchine, George
9. Kraemer, Franz
10. Ashworth, Tom
11. Mercure, Pierre, 1927-1966.
12. Balanchine, George
13. CBC Symphony Orchestra
14. New York City Ballet
15. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
16. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Celebration of Stravinsky's life and work, illustrated by still photographs and examples of music and dance. Stravinsky's voice is heard in brief commentaries. The program includes a discussion of his artistic collaborations with choreographer George Balanchine and impresario Serge Diaghilev.

Subject

1. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
2. Music
3. Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
4. Balanchine, George
5. Educational/cultural films and programs
6. Video
7. Dance

Genre/Form

1. Educational/cultural films and programs.
2. Dance.
3. Music.
4. Video.

Contents

1. Agon: pas de deux / choreography, George Balanchine ; danced by Patricia McBride and Arthur Mitchell of the New York City Ballet.
2. Petrouchka [instrumental excerpt] / conducted by Robert Craft.
3. L'histoire du soldat (The soldier's tale) [instrumental excerpts] / recorded in rehearsal ; conducted by Stravinsky ; musicians include Alexander Schneider (the soldier's violin), Vair Capper (the devilish percussion) and others.
4. Interview with Nadia Boulanger in Paris / produced by Pierre Mercure.
5. Speech by George Balanchine / discussion of the relationship of music and dance ; introduction to the following excerpts from Apollo (Apollon musagète).
6. Apollo: Apollo's variation, pas de deux of Apollo and Terpsichore / choreography, George Balanchine ; danced by Jacques d'Amboise and Melissa Hayden of the New York City Ballet.
7. Symphonie de psaumes (Symphony of psalms) / conducted by Igor Stravinsky.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3439

Note

1. Telecast date given as June 11, 1962 on accompanying data sheet ; projected telecast date of June 18, 1962 spoken on tape.

Credits (note)

1. Script, Ronald Hambleton ; sets, Nicolai Soloviov ; lighting, Tom Ashworth ; executive producer, Robert Allen.

Performer (note)

1. Narrator: Robert Craft.

Event (note)

1. Recorded on January 12, 1962 for telecast on the series Festival on June 18, 1962, Stravinsky's 80th birthday.

Title

1. Stravinsky at 80 [videorecording] : a birthday tribute / a CBC Television Production ; produced and directed by Franz Kraemer ; music by Igor Stravinsky.

Imprint

1. Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1962.

Country of producing entity

1. Canada.

Performer

1. Narrator: Robert Craft.
2. Music played by the CBC Symphony Orchestra.
3. Sung by the Festival Singers of Toronto.
4. Danced by Patricia McBride, Arthur Mitchell, Melissa Hayden, and Jacques d'Amboise of the New York City Ballet.

Credits

1. Script, Ronald Hambleton ; sets, Nicolai Soloviov ; lighting, Tom Ashworth ; executive producer, Robert Allen.

Event

1. Recorded on January 12, 1962 for telecast on the series Festival on June 18, 1962, Stravinsky's 80th birthday.

Added author

1. Craft, Robert. Narrator. Conductor
2. McBride, Patricia, 1942- dancer.
3. Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-2018, dancer.
4. Boulanger, Nadia. Interviewee
5. D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021, dancer.
6. Hayden, Melissa, dancer.
7. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, choreographer. Commentator. Conductor
8. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
9. Balanchine, George, speaker.
10. Kraemer, Franz. Producer. Director
11. Ashworth, Tom.
12. Mercure, Pierre, 1927-1966. Producer
13. CBC Symphony Orchestra.
14. New York City Ballet.
15. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
16. DHCA.
17. Balanchine, George. Agon
18. Balanchine, George. Apollo.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3439