The Sunday Feature
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2:00 pm on Sunday (26 May 2013)
The Rite of Spring - The 100 Year Shock-Wave
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is still provocative and disturbing a century after its première caused one of the most sensational scandals in artistic history. In this anniversary documentary, the ballet's 100 year shock-wave is traced from its initial explosion on May 29th 1913 right up to the present time. First-hand recollections of the famous first night from Dame Marie Rambert, who was one of the dancers, and Igor Stravinsky, who was in the audience, lead through to comments on the work's enduring power from performers of recent times: dancers Dame Monica Mason and Deborah Bull, choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot, and conductors Valery Gergiev, the late Sir Colin Davis, and Bernard Keeffe, as well as dance re-constructionist Millicent Hodson and musicologist and historian Geoffrey Norris. Narrated and produced by Jon Tolansky (RNZ/WFMT)
Displaying audio 1 - 5 of 23 in total
- Sir Colin Davis
Interview with the late Sir Colin Davis by Jon Tolansky, recorded in 2006. (58′59″)
- From The Sunday Feature on 19 May 2013
- Madama Butterfly
After its disastrous premiere in 1904 Puccini responded with the first of several revisions. (57′52″)
- From The Sunday Feature on 05 May 2013
- Adolphe Sax
Presented by Thomas Goss (RNZ). (43′25″)
- From The Sunday Feature on 28 Apr 2013
- Remembering Britten, Part 2
Presented by Jon Tolansky (RNZ/WFMT). (56′55″)
- From The Sunday Feature on 21 Apr 2013
- Remembering Britten, Part 1
Presented by Jon Tolansky (RNZ/WFMT). (56′55″)
- From The Sunday Feature on 14 Apr 2013
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