- Additional Authors
- Watts, Carolyn, 1914-2002.
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes). [Music and announcements.] P.W. Manchester and Carolyn Watts discuss the original and unsuccessful first production of the ballet Swan lake in 1877 including the difficulty dancers of that time had performing to [Peter Illich] Tchaikovsky's music; Marius Petipa's and Lev Ivanov's revised version of 1895, which included changes in the music [a recording of an excerpt of the music used in Act III of Swan lake is played]; Manchester and Watts speak about the music just heard; the origin of Odile's wearing of a black tutu and of the term "the black swan"; the tradition of the same dancer performing Odette and Odile; the 32 fouettés; changes to the ballet over the years including the addition of a jester [a recording of music by Tchaikovsky used for the dance of the four little swans is played]; Act II as the act that has seen the fewest changes; its romantic character; the Sadler's Wells Ballet and American Ballet Theatre productions and how they differ from the current Russian version [music and announcements].
- Series Statement
- Arabesques ; no. 7
- Uniform Title
- Arabesques (Radio program)
- Arabesques ; no. 7.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is excellent.
- Funding (note)
- The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Call Number
- *MGZT 5-494
- OCLC
- 78912876
- Author
Manchester, P. W. (Phyllis Winifred)
- Title
Swan lake.
- Imprint
1975
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Series
Arabesques ; no. 7
Arabesques ; no. 7.
- Event
Recorded by WGUC-FM, the radio station of the University of Cincinnati 1975 Cincinnati (Ohio)
- Funding
The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 30 minutes); polyester; 5 in.; full-track; 3 3/4 ips; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto5494_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZT 5-494
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Watts, Carolyn, 1914-2002.
- Added Title
Arabesques (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZT 5-494
*MGZTO 5-494