Description
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / The ballet is shown in two views - full stage / Royal Danish Ballet / Music synchronized by Niels Bjørn Larsen / Pianist: William Hicks / Film and DVD produced by Dance Film Archive, Ohio State University / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 52 Minutes
UPC: 089948450894
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 Ounces
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Black & White, Classical, NTSC, Subtitled
- Run time : 52 minutes
- Release date : September 15, 2009
- Actors : Erik Bruhn, Henning Kronstam, Frank Schaufuss, Stanley Williams, Niels Bjrn Larsen
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : Video Artists Int'L
- Number of discs : 1
Ballet choreographed by L onide Massine. Performed by the Royal Danish Ballet (1948). (Silent "work film" synchronized to Liszt's piano transcription of score performed by William Hicks) 52 min.
Choreographed by Léonide Massine Performed by the Royal Danish Ballet 1948 In 1948 Léonide Massine mounted for the Royal Danish Ballet a version of his famous 1936 ballet, Symphonie Fantastique, based on the symphony by Hector Berlioz. A "work film" was made at that time, shot without sound and showing the dancers in practice dress. This DVD presents that work film synchronized to Liszt's piano transcription of the Berlioz work played by William Hicks. Based on Berlioz's original program notes for the symphony, the ballet traces a "journey of the mind" taken by a young musician, despondent in love, who tries to commit suicide by taking opium. The dose is too weak to cause death, but it puts him into a delirium of dreams and visions.
Cast:
The Musician: Niels Bjørn Larsen
The Beloved: Mona Vangsaae
With Flemming Beck, Fredbjørn Bjørnson, Erik Bruhn, Kirsten Elsass, Henning Kronstam, Toni Pihl (Lander), Kirsten Ralov, Inge Sand, Frank Schaufuss, Stanley Williams and artists of the Royal Danish Ballet
Music synchronized by Niels Bjørn Larsen
Assisted by John Mueller and Christopher McCormack
Consultant: Tatiana Orlova Massine
Pianist: William Hicks
Sound: Neelon Crawford - DVD authoring: Shawn Hove
Producer: John Mueller
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
The ballet is shown in two views - full stage / closer view - accessible using
the ANGLE button on the DVD remote
Optional explanatory subtitles
A gallery of photographs from the Royal Danish Ballet production
Detailed notes on the ballet and the film are available online at vaimusic.com/VIDEO/4507.notes.htm
Choreography © 1980 by Léonide Massine estate
Film and DVD produced by Dance Film Archive, Ohio State University
Copyright © 1980 by Dance Collection, The New York Public Library
Packaging & Design © 2009 Video Artists International, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Jacket design: Raymond Edwards
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