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Adieu, Robert Schumann

Title
Adieu, Robert Schumann [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; produced and directed by Norman Campbell ; choreography by Brian Macdonald ; music by Robert Schumann and R. Murray Schafer.
Publication
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1980.

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Additional Authors
  • Warren, Vincent, 1938-2017
  • Paul, Annette av
  • Forrester, Maureen.
  • Massé, Denise.
  • Macdonald, Brian
  • Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
  • Schafer, R. Murray.
  • Barbeau, François.
  • Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Ballet about the composer Robert Schumann, whose last years were afflicted by insanity, and his wife Clara, whose experiences are interpreted by three artists. Preceding the ballet itself, choreographer Brian Macdonald discusses the Schumanns with the performers, and Denise Massé plays Schumann's Introduction and allegro in G major for piano and orchestra, op. 92, with the CBC Symphony, conducted by Vladimir Jelinek.
Uniform Title
Adieu Robert Schumann (Choreographic work : Macdonald)
Subject
  • Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856
  • Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Scenery, James E. Jones ; costumes, François Barbeau.
Performer (note)
  • Performed by dancers Vincent Warren (as the composer Robert Schumann), Annette av Paul (as the young Clara Schumann), Maureen Forrester, contralto (as the widow Clara Schumann), and Denise Massé, pianist (as the pianist Clara Schumann).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3300
OCLC
NYPY857043663-F
Title
Adieu, Robert Schumann [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; produced and directed by Norman Campbell ; choreography by Brian Macdonald ; music by Robert Schumann and R. Murray Schafer.
Imprint
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1980.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Credits
Scenery, James E. Jones ; costumes, François Barbeau.
Performer
Performed by dancers Vincent Warren (as the composer Robert Schumann), Annette av Paul (as the young Clara Schumann), Maureen Forrester, contralto (as the widow Clara Schumann), and Denise Massé, pianist (as the pianist Clara Schumann).
Local Subject
Ballet in television. Adieu, Robert Schumann.
Added Author
Warren, Vincent, 1938-2017, dancer.
Paul, Annette av, dancer.
Forrester, Maureen. Singer
Massé, Denise. Instrumentalist
Macdonald, Brian, choreographer. Commentator
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Composer
Schafer, R. Murray. Composer
Barbeau, François. Costume designer
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004, producer.
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004, director.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
DHCA.
Added Title
Adieu Robert Schumann (Choreographic work : Macdonald)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3300
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