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Alexander Scriabin, Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 2
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directed by Kirk Browning, 1921-2008; composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, 1872-1915; produced by Peter Gelb, 1953- and John Vernon, 1927-, British Broadcasting Corporation; performed by Vladimir Horowitz, 1903-1989 (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1982), 4 mins
Recorded and broadcast in May 1982, Horowitz’s technique was begining to decline, though he retained all the fire of his playing. Introduction: Interview (00:05:30). Programm: Robert Schumann, Kinderszenen op.15, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, op. 36; Frédéric Chopin, Waltz in A-flat major,...
directed by Kirk Browning, 1921-2008; composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, 1872-1915; produced by Peter Gelb, 1953- and John Vernon, 1927-, British Broadcasting Corporation; performed by Vladimir Horowitz, 1903-1989 (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1982), 4 mins
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Audio-only bonus interview Opera Fanatic March 3, 1990
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performed by Franco Corelli, 1921-2003, in Corelli in Concert (New York: Bel Canto Society, 2013), 2 hours 55 mins
On this DVD Franco is very much himself. He sings to the audience as he sang to me in his living room--with the same gestures and mannerisms. And they love it! He flings himself into the encores with wild abandon. Gives spinal chills. The most personality of any Corelli DVD. Corelli's Rubato: Listen to Corelli pla...
performed by Franco Corelli, 1921-2003, in Corelli in Concert (New York: Bel Canto Society, 2013), 2 hours 55 mins
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Audio-only bonus interview Opera Fanatic March 30, 1991
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performed by Franco Corelli, 1921-2003, in Corelli in Concert (New York: Bel Canto Society, 2013), 2 hours 12 mins
On this DVD Franco is very much himself. He sings to the audience as he sang to me in his living room--with the same gestures and mannerisms. And they love it! He flings himself into the encores with wild abandon. Gives spinal chills. The most personality of any Corelli DVD. Corelli's Rubato: Listen to Corelli pla...
performed by Franco Corelli, 1921-2003, in Corelli in Concert (New York: Bel Canto Society, 2013), 2 hours 12 mins
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'Raymonda' Act III Male Solo, Segment 1
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directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, 1865-1936; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Frederic Franklin, 1914-2013 and Nikolaj Hübbe, 1967-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: FREDERIC FRANKLIN recreating a male solo from Raymonda Act III (1946) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 10 mins
Frederic Franklin, a former premier danseur of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, works in the studio with Nikolaj Hübbe, a principal dancer of New York City Ballet, on the male variation from the Pas Classique Hongrois from Raymonda, Act III. The variation was choreographed by George Balanchine for Franklin, altho...
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, 1865-1936; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Frederic Franklin, 1914-2013 and Nikolaj Hübbe, 1967-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: FREDERIC FRANKLIN recreating a male solo from Raymonda Act III (1946) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 10 mins
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'Apollo' Pas de deux - Segment 1
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directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Maria Terezia Balogh and Todd Edson; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching excerpts from Apollo, and Swan Lake, with PAUL MEJIA (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2007), 11 mins
Maria Tallchief first danced the role of Terpsichore in Apollo in 1947, and created the role of Odette, the swan queen, in Balanchine's version of Swan lake in 1951. She coaches Maria Terezia Balogh and Todd Edson in the pas de deux of Terpsichore and Apollo, then works with Balogh on Terpsichore's variation. Foll...
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Maria Terezia Balogh and Todd Edson; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching excerpts from Apollo, and Swan Lake, with PAUL MEJIA (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2007), 11 mins
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Sugar Plum Fairy Variation (partial): Coaching session
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choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013 and Jennie Somogyi; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching excerpts from George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 11 mins
Maria Tallchief, who created the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine's version of The nutcracker for the New York City Ballet in 1954, coaches young dancers in excerpts from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography and describes the way in which Balanchine taugh...
choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013 and Jennie Somogyi; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching excerpts from George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 11 mins
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'The Four Temperaments', Second Variation: Sanguinic - Segment 1
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directed by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; composed by Paul Hindemith, 1895-1963; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Wendy Whelan, 1967- and Damian Woetzel, 1967-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching "Sanguinic" variation from The Four Temperaments and Sylvia: Pas de Deux (ballerina solo) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 10 mins
Maria Tallchief danced the Sanguinic pas de deux with Nicholas Magallanes in Ballet Society's second performance of The four temperaments, and created the ballerina role in Sylvia pas de deux, partnered by Magallanes, for New York City Ballet in 1950. She works on fine points of the choreography of these ballets w...
directed by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; composed by Paul Hindemith, 1895-1963; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Wendy Whelan, 1967- and Damian Woetzel, 1967-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching "Sanguinic" variation from The Four Temperaments and Sylvia: Pas de Deux (ballerina solo) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 10 mins
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'Donizetti Variations', Principals' first entrance
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directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Gaetano Donizetti, 1797-1848; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Melissa Hayden, 1923-2006, Peter Boal, 1965- and Gillian Murphy, 1979-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MELISSA HAYDEN coaching excerpts from Donizetti Variations (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2007), 7 mins
Melissa Hayden, who created the ballerina role in Donizetti variations in its premiere in 1960, coaches Peter Boal and Gillian Murphy in the choreography performed by the two principal dancers, including their first entrance, their pas de deux (adagio, ballerina variation, and coda), and the ballerina variation da...
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Gaetano Donizetti, 1797-1848; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Melissa Hayden, 1923-2006, Peter Boal, 1965- and Gillian Murphy, 1979-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MELISSA HAYDEN coaching excerpts from Donizetti Variations (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2007), 7 mins
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'Raymonda Variations', Variation IV - Segment 1
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directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, 1865-1936; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Patricia Wilde, 1928- and Blythe T. Roycroft; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: PATRICIA WILDE coaching excerpts from Raymonda Variations (2 ballerina variations; pas de deux) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 16 mins
Patricia Wilde, who created the principal ballerina's role in George Balanchine's Raymonda variations (then titled Valses et variations) for the New York City Ballet in 1961, coaches young dancers in the two ballerina variations and pas de deux from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of th...
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, 1865-1936; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Patricia Wilde, 1928- and Blythe T. Roycroft; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: PATRICIA WILDE coaching excerpts from Raymonda Variations (2 ballerina variations; pas de deux) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 16 mins
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Boris Berezovsky: Pianist and Virtuoso
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directed by Holger Preusse and Claus Wischmann, 1966-; produced by Sounding Images; performed by Boris Berezovsky, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (UPO), in Boris Berezovsky: Pianist and Virtuoso (C Major Entertainment, 2006), 42 mins
This documentary, directed by Holger Preuße and Claus Wischmann, follows virtuoso pianist Boris Berezovsky as he travels to Yekaterinburg, Russia, to record a CD with the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra.
directed by Holger Preusse and Claus Wischmann, 1966-; produced by Sounding Images; performed by Boris Berezovsky, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (UPO), in Boris Berezovsky: Pianist and Virtuoso (C Major Entertainment, 2006), 42 mins
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