- 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 how the world ballet center moved from France to Russia in the second half of the 19th century including the various factors that led to the decline of ballet during that period in Western Europe; Marius Petipa's move to Russia; the importance of spectacle and showing the ballerinas to best effect; C.W. Manchester speaks about Petipa's ballet La bayadère [a recording of an excerpt from the music by Ludwig Minkus for the act in La bayadère known as Kingdom of the shades is played]; Ludwig Minkus and other composers who wrote music for ballet; the formulaic structure of Petipa's ballets and how this facilitated the composition of the accompanying music; the role of Italian dancers and teachers such as Enrico Cecchetti in bringing virtuosity to the Russian ballet [a recording from an excerpt of the music by Ludwig Minkus for the ballet Don Quixote is played]; more on Minkus [music and announcements].
- Series Statement
- Arabesques, no. 5
- Uniform Title
- Arabesques (Radio program)
- Arabesques ; no. 5.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- P.W. Manchester and Carolyn Watts discuss the moving of the world ballet center from France to Russia and the ballet world in Russia during the time of Petipa; recorded at WGUC-FM, the radio station of the University of Cincinnati, for its program Arabesques, and broadcast on the National Public Radio network, in 1975.
- 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
- *MGZTO 5-492
- OCLC
- 82125914
- Author
Manchester, P. W. (Phyllis Winifred)
- Title
World ballet center moves from France to Russia.
- Imprint
1975
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Series
Arabesques, no. 5
Arabesques ; no. 5.
- Event
Recorded by WGUC-FM, the radio station of the University of Cincinnati around 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_mgzto5492_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZT 5-492
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- Added Author
Watts, Carolyn, 1914-2002.
- Added Title
Arabesques (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 5-492