Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1962.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Craft, Robert.
• McBride, Patricia, 1942-
• Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
• Boulanger, Nadia.
• D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021
• Hayden, Melissa
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
• Balanchine, George
• Kraemer, Franz.
• Ashworth, Tom.
• Mercure, Pierre, 1927-1966.
• Balanchine, George.
• CBC Symphony Orchestra.
• New York City Ballet.
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
• DHCA.

Description

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

Summary

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.

Subjects

• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
• Music
• Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
• Balanchine, George
• Educational/cultural films and programs
• Video
• Dance

Genre/Form

• Educational/cultural films and programs.
• Dance.
• Music.
• Video.

Note

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

Credits (note)

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

Performer (note)

• Narrator: Robert Craft.

Event (note)

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

Contents

• Agon: pas de deux / choreography, George Balanchine ; danced by Patricia McBride and Arthur Mitchell of the New York City Ballet.
• Petrouchka [instrumental excerpt] / conducted by Robert Craft.
• 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.
• Interview with Nadia Boulanger in Paris / produced by Pierre Mercure.
• Speech by George Balanchine / discussion of the relationship of music and dance ; introduction to the following excerpts from Apollo (Apollon musagète).
• 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.
• Symphonie de psaumes (Symphony of psalms) / conducted by Igor Stravinsky.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-3439

OCLC

NYPY99-F591

Title

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

Imprint

Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1962.

Country of Producing Entity

Canada.

Performer

Narrator: Robert Craft.

Music played by the CBC Symphony Orchestra.

Sung by the Festival Singers of Toronto.

Danced by Patricia McBride, Arthur Mitchell, Melissa Hayden, and Jacques d'Amboise of the New York City Ballet.

Credits

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

Event

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

Added Author

Craft, Robert. Narrator. Conductor

McBride, Patricia, 1942- dancer.

Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- dancer.

Boulanger, Nadia. Interviewee

D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021, dancer.

Hayden, Melissa, dancer.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, choreographer. Commentator. Conductor

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Balanchine, George, speaker.

Kraemer, Franz. Producer. Director

Ashworth, Tom.

Mercure, Pierre, 1927-1966. Producer

CBC Symphony Orchestra.

New York City Ballet.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

DHCA.

Balanchine, George. Agon

Balanchine, George. Apollo

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-3439