Research Catalog

Title

Music and ballet: First anniversary program: The nutcracker suite [sound recording].

Publication

1938.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Deakin, Irving.
• Deakin, Kyra.
• Eglevsky, André.
• Hurok, Sol, 1888-1974.
• Brown, Eddy, 1895-1974.

Found In

Music and ballet (Radio program) [sound recording]: commentary and music, no. 52

Summary

Music and ballet, no. 52 (ca. 48 min.). Announcer identified only as Rex Benwehr [spelling uncertain] introduces the first anniversary program of the series Music and ballet; introduces the guest speaker, André Eglevsky, who speaks briefly; introduces Kyra Alanova [stage name of Kyra Deakin], daughter of Adolf Bolm [and wife of Irving Deakin], who speaks briefly and reads and translates a congratulatory telegram, in French, from Bronislava Nijinska; announcer introduces and plays an excerpt of a recording of Leonide Massine, from a prior Music and ballet program [program no. 10] and reads a congratulatory telegram from Massine and a congratulatory telegram from Col. W. de Basil; introduces Sol Hurok, who speaks briefly about Irving Deakin's contributions to ballet; announcer introduces Eddy Brown, who speaks briefly about the Music and ballet program; announcer introduces Deakin; Deakin speaks about his gratitude to the people who have made Music and ballet successful; the conception, original production, and music of the ballet Casse-noisette [The nutcracker]; recordings of excerpts from the music of The nutcracker are broadcast accompanied by Deakin's commentary; Deakin speaks briefly about the aim and intent of the series Music and ballet. Closing remarks.

Alternative Title

• First anniversary program: The nutcracker suite
• Dance Audio Archive.

Subjects

• Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901 > Shchelkunchik
• Eglevsky, André
• Music and dance
• Deakin, Kyra
• Audiotapes > Eglevsky, A
• Brown, Eddy, 1895-1974
• Audiotapes > Deakin, I
• Audiotapes > Deakin, K
• Audiotapes > Brown, E
• Audiotapes > Hurok, S
• Hurok, Sol, 1888-1974

Note

• Sound quality is excellent.
• First anniversary program: The nutcracker suite, the 52nd program in the radio series Music and ballet, with Irving Deakin as host, broadcast on Feb. 2, 1938 by radio station WQXR, New York. André Eglevsky, Kyra Alanova (stage name of Kyra Deakin), Sol Hurok, and Eddy Brown also participate, briefly, as guest speakers in the program.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2008-2009 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2008-2009.

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-1, no. 52

OCLC

497826979

Title

Music and ballet: First anniversary program: The nutcracker suite [sound recording].

Imprint

1938.

Funding

Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2008-2009 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2008-2009.

Local Note

For a complete recording of the Leonide Massine program referred to in the summary above, request *MGZTL 4-1, no. 10.

Local Note

Request *MGZTL 4-1, no. 52

Added Author

Deakin, Irving. Host

Deakin, Kyra. Speaker

Eglevsky, André. Speaker

Hurok, Sol, 1888-1974. Speaker

Brown, Eddy, 1895-1974. Speaker

Added Title

First anniversary program: The nutcracker suite

Found In:

Music and ballet (Radio program) [sound recording]: commentary and music, no. 52