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The truth about the Russian dancers ; From dusk till dawn

Title
The truth about the Russian dancers ; From dusk till dawn [sound recording] / Sir Arnold Bax.
Author
Bax, Arnold, 1883-1953
Publication
Colchester, England : Chandos, p1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Thomson, Bryden
  • Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
Description
1 sound disc : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Truth about the Russian dancers.
Alternative Title
  • Truth about the Russian dancers.
  • From dusk till dawn.
Subjects
Note
  • Two ballets (the first incidental music to J.M. Barrie's play of the same name) written by Bax in 1917 and 1920.
  • Program notes in English, German and French.
  • Compact disc.
  • Durations: 46:27 ; 20:21.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in St. Jude's Church, London, on March 5-6, 1990.
Contents
The Truth About the Russian Dancers. Part one. Overture ; Entry of Karissima ; Karissima plays golf ; Karissima and Lady Vere ; The Walking Lesson ; Lord Vere tells his mother of his love for Karissima ; Karissima appeals for love ; Karissima droops pathetically ; Karissima's dance of joy ; The Wedding ceremony ; Dance: corps de ballet ; The Wedding Service ; A wild night: The Maestro ; The clock strikes twelve ; Lord Vere pleads for a child ; Karissima and Lord Vere go off in gay delight -- Part two. Dance of Motherhood ; The Funeral of Karissima ; Child's Dance ; Karissima's Farewell ; Finale. From Dusk Till Dawn. Prelude: Summer night at the Window ; The Wind Dances in the Garden ; Molto piu Lento: Midnight Stikes ; The Awakening ; The Flower's Dance ; The Dancer and the Clown ; The Wind Dances through the Room ; Piu Lento: the clock strikes one ; The Flowers Dance Again ; Piu Lento: The clock strikes two ; The dancer falls weeping into the clown's arms ; The clown thrusts her aside and scolds her ; They quarrel ; The wind violent and boisterous ; The dancer humbly draws the clown's attention to the sad fate of his rival -- The dancer turns back to the clown ; Dawn ; The clock strikes three ; Everything is still; a sad silence reigns ; The wind blows the dancer into the clown's stiff arms.
OCLC
  • ocm28852666
  • SCSB-14490113
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Princeton University Library