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The swan: memories of Anna Pavlova

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The swan: memories of Anna Pavlova

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Title
The swan: memories of Anna Pavlova
Names
Karsavina, Tamara (Speaker)
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988 (Speaker)
Hitchins, Aubrey, 1906-1969 (Speaker)
Butsova, Hilda (Speaker)
Van Wart, Joan (Speaker)
Brunova, Enid (Speaker)
Haskell, Arnold L. (Arnold Lionel), 1903-1980 (Speaker)
De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001 (Speaker)
Beaumont, Cyril W. (Cyril William), 1891-1976 (Speaker)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960 - 1969 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-3011
Topics
Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
Hitchins, Aubrey, 1906-1969
Butsova, Hilda
Van Wart, Joan
Brunova, Enid
Beaumont, Cyril W. (Cyril William), 1891-1976
Haskell, Arnold L. (Arnold Lionel), 1903-1980
De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001
Karsavina, Tamara
Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Autumn leaves (Choreographic work : Pavlova)
Genres
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger based on title used by the moderator.
Funding: The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Acquisition: Gift Sharon N. Baxter-Puglise July 13, 2010
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 45 min.) : acetate, half-track, 7.5 ips. ; 5 in.
Sound quality is good to fair. There is occasional extraneous noise as well as shifts in volume.
Description
The moderator, who is not identified, and Frederick Ashton, Ninette de Valois, Tamara Karsavina, Enid Brunova, Hilda Butsova, Joan Van Wart, Juliet Jervison (Gervison?), Arnold Haskell, Aubrey Hitchins, and Cyril Beaumont speak about Anna Pavlova as participants in a program (apparently intended for public broadcast) entitled The swan: memories of Anna Pavlova. Their comments consist primarily of reminiscences of Pavlova. The recording also contains recordings of excerpts of music used in ballets Pavlova danced including The dying swan (by Camille Saint-Saens; accompanied by Gary Watson's narration of Cyril Beaumont's description of her performance), Giselle (by Adolphe Adam), and Autumn leaves (by Frédéric Chopin). It was not possible to confirm the spellings of the names of either the narrator in The dying swan segment or one of the speakers, namely: (phonetically) Gary Watson and Juliet Jervison/Gervison, respectively. In addition, it was not possible to confirm the names of two other people (phonetically, David Parker and Robert [unintelligible]), who were credited by the moderator as having contributed to the making of the program.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 915835619
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20759137
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b25800a0-b910-0133-4ece-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1960: Created (Approximate)
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The swan: memories of Anna Pavlova" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1969. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5b70580-b910-0133-28dd-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The swan: memories of Anna Pavlova" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5b70580-b910-0133-28dd-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1969). The swan: memories of Anna Pavlova Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5b70580-b910-0133-28dd-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The swan: memories of Anna Pavlova