Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Robert Irving [sound recording].

Author

Irving, Robert, 1913-1991.

Publication

1976.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gruen, John.
• National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
• New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008.
• Oral history archive.

Description

1 sound disc (ca. 47 min.): digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

[Begins abruptly.] Robert Irving speaks with John Gruen about conducting for New York City Ballet, including the variety of its repertory; George Balanchine; tempi as the first consideration; New York City Ballet's orchestra; Balanchine's ballet Chaconne [an excerpt of a recording of the ballet music from Christoph Willibald Gluck's opera Orphée et Euridice, is broadcast]; the process whereby the conducting of the music is set to the ballet; conducting Stravinsky's music in his presence; conducting for Martha Graham's company and working with Graham; leading rather than following as the key to conducting for dancers [an excerpt of a recording of Leo Delibes' music for Coppélia is broadcast]; anecdotes about performance mishaps; Gruen announces the New York City Ballet's upcoming performance schedule; the new work being prepared for the Bicentennial [Balanchine's Union Jack]; unidentified music and announcement of next week's guest, Rouben Ter-Arutunian.

Uniform Title

Sound of dance (Radio program)

Subjects

• Audiotapes > Irving, R
• Conducting
• Music and dance
• Graham, Martha
• Chaconne (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
• New York City Ballet
• Irving, Robert, 1913-1991

Note

• Interview with Robert Irving conducted by John Gruen as host, recorded on Jan. 9, 1976 and broadcast on Feb. 2, 1976 by the radio station WNCN, New York on its series The sound of dance.
• Sound quality is good. There is occasional distortion.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.

System Details (note)

• Transferred from side A of one sound cassette (ca. 47 min.; originally recorded on Jan. 9, 1976) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2008. It is possible that the cassette was copied from an original reel-to-reel recording.

Call Number

*MGZTL 3-637 Side A

OCLC

83094917

Author

Irving, Robert, 1913-1991. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Robert Irving [sound recording].

Imprint

1976.

Funding

Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.

System Details

Transferred from side A of one sound cassette (ca. 47 min.; originally recorded on Jan. 9, 1976) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2008. It is possible that the cassette was copied from an original reel-to-reel recording.

Local Note

For edited transcript of interview, see *MGZMT 3-637 Side A

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-637 Side A

Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-637 Side A

Former call number: *MGZTC 3-637 Side A

Added Author

Gruen, John. Interviewer

National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.

New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008.

Oral history archive.

Added Title

Sound of dance (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-637 Side A