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Title

Tchaikovsky ballet masterpieces : extracts from Sleeping beauty, Swan Lake & The nutcracker / music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Publication

London : ICA Classics, 2011.

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Additional Authors

• Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
• Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
• Wright, Peter, 1926-
• Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
• Somes, Michael, 1917-1994
• Mader, Arnott
• Gray, Felicity, 1914-1986
• Rodrigues, Alfred
• Aldous, Lucette
• Cartier, Yvonne
• Newman, Claude
• Michaels, Sandra
• Lanchbery, John
• Irving, Robert, 1913-1991
• Rignold, Hugo
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
• Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer
• London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer
• British Broadcasting Corporation

Description

1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

"Exceptional studio productions from the late 1950's, all three of the Tchaikovsky ballet performances featured on this DVD are released for the first time. The perfect partners, Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes give stunning performances with Fonteyn at her most beguiling as Aurora in Sleeping beauty, the ballet in which she and the Sadler's Wells ballet made their historic American debut in 1949."--Container.

Uniform Title

• Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Ashton and Sergeev, N after Petipa, M)
• Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ivanov and Petipa)
• Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Wright, after Ivanov)
• ICA Classics legacy series.

Alternative Title

• Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes: Tchaikovsky Ballet Masterpieces
• Legacy

Subjects

• Filmed ballets
• Video
• Filmed performances
• Ballets > Excerpts
• Dance
• Filmed dance

Genre/Form

• Filmed ballets.
• Filmed dance.
• Filmed performances.
• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Title from opening video credits and original DVD container.
• "A BBC recording"--Container.
• Booklet notes (15 p.) in English, French, and German located in Dance Division's *MGZIDVD 5-8152 [Notes].

Credits (note)

• Choreography: Ashton after Marius Petipa (Sleeping Beauty) ; Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (Swan Lake) ; Peter Wright, after Lev Ivanov (The nutcracker).

Event (note)

• Studio recordings. Sleeping beauty (extracts) originally broadcast Dec. 20, 1959 ; Swan lake (extracts) broadcast June 9,1954 ; The nutcracker (Act II) broadcast Dec. 21, 1958.

Language (note)

• In English.

Contents

• Sleeping beauty. Act 1. Waltz (3:27) ; Scene and entrance of Aurora (1:44) ; Pas d'action ; Rose adagio (5:58) ; Coda-corps ; Aurora (2:18) ; Finale (1:34) ; The lilac fairy appears (3:06) -- Act 3. Pas de deux (4:32).
• Swan Lake. Act 2. Introduction ; Pas d'action (5:17) ; Pas de deux (5:30) ; Conclusion ; Pas d'action (1:39) -- Act 3. Introduction ; Pas d'action (1:22) ; Pas de deux (4:33) ; Variation (Siegfried) (:51) ; Variation (Odile) (1:34) ; Coda (1:47).
• The nutcracker. Act 2. Scene (The sugar plum fairy appears) (2:36) ; Scene (Clara and the Nutcracker Prince appear) (1:21) ; Divertissement. Chocolate (Spanish dance) (1:10) ; Coffee (Arabian dance) (2:45) ; Tea (Chinese dance) (1:02) ; Trepak (Russian dance) (1:10) ; Dance of the reed pipes (2:06) ; Pas de deux (4:15) ; Variation (Nutcracker Prince) (1:12) ; Variation (Sugar Plumb Fairy) (1:55) ; Coda (1:26) ; Waltz of the flowers (5:00).

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-8152 Notes on file

OCLC

917151730

Title

Tchaikovsky ballet masterpieces : extracts from Sleeping beauty, Swan Lake & The nutcracker / music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Production

London : ICA Classics, 2011.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Series

ICA Classics legacy series.

Performer

Sleeping beauty: Margot Fonteyn (Princess Aurora), Michael Somes (Prince Florimund), Felicity Gray (The Queen), Alfred Rodrigues (The King), Lucette Aldous (Lilac Fairy), Yvonne Cartier (Carabosse), Claude Newman (Catalabutte), Peter Wright (First Prince) ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; John Lanchbery, conductor.

Swan lake: Margot Fonteyn (Odette/Odile), Michael Somes (Prince Siegfried), Arnott Mader (Von Rothbart) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Robert Irving, conductor.

The nutcracker: Margot Fonteyn (Sugar Plum Fairy), Michael Somes (The Nutcracker and Prince), Sandra Michaels (Clara), Peter Wright (A Cavalier) ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Hugo Rignold, conductor.

Credits

Choreography: Ashton after Marius Petipa (Sleeping Beauty) ; Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (Swan Lake) ; Peter Wright, after Lev Ivanov (The nutcracker).

Event

Studio recordings. Sleeping beauty (extracts) originally broadcast Dec. 20, 1959 ; Swan lake (extracts) broadcast June 9,1954 ; The nutcracker (Act II) broadcast Dec. 21, 1958.

Language

In English.

Added Author

Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.

Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.

Wright, Peter, 1926- choreographer.

Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.

Somes, Michael, 1917-1994, dancer.

Mader, Arnott, dancer.

Gray, Felicity, 1914-1986, dancer.

Rodrigues, Alfred, dancer.

Aldous, Lucette, dancer.

Cartier, Yvonne, dancer.

Newman, Claude, dancer.

Wright, Peter, 1926- dancer.

Michaels, Sandra, dancer.

Lanchbery, John, conductor.

Irving, Robert, 1913-1991, conductor.

Rignold, Hugo, conductor.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Spi︠a︡shchai︠a︡ krasavit︠s︡a. Selections.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Lebedinoe ozero. Selections.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik. Selections.

Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer.

London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.

British Broadcasting Corporation.

Added Title

Container of (work): Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work : Ashton and Sergeev, N after Petipa, M)

Container of (work): Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ivanov and Petipa)

Container of (work): Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Wright, after Ivanov)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-8152 Notes on file