Book

Kochno, Boris, author.

Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes / Boris Kochno ; translated from the French by Adrienne Foulke ; designed by Bea Feitler.

First edition.

New York : Harper & Row, [1970]

©1970

293 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 32 cm

This book is an historic record of the Diaghilev era. It contains a foreword THE ORIGINS OF THE BALLET RUSSES by Alexandre Benois one of the designers of the company. Included are descriptions of 71 ballets in the repertoire some lost and some still performed in our times. There are many photos and drawings of the stars including Pavlova, Nijinsky, Karsavina, Massine and others as well as of the set designs. - Amazon

Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929.

Ballets russes -- History.

Ballet.

Ballet companies -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History.

Biographies.

Feitler, Bea.

Foulke, Adrienne W., translator.

Harper & Row, Publishers, publisher.

Diaghilev et les Ballets Russes. English

Translation of Diaghilev et les Ballets Russes.

"The illustrations reproduce material in the collection of Boris Kochno, which was photographed for this book by Niki Ekstrom"--Title page verso.

"Excerpts from Diaghilev's letters to Stravinsky quoted on pages 101, 186 and 189 appeared in slightly different form in 'Memoirs and Commentaries' copyright 1960 by Robert Craft and Igor Stravinsky" published by Alfred A Knopf -- t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translation of Diaghilev et les Ballets Russes.

The origins of the Ballets Russes / by Alexandre Benois -- Le pavillon d'armide -- Polovetsian -- Dances from Prince Igor -- Le festin -- Les Sylphides -- Cleopatre -- Scheherazade -- Giselle -- Firebird -- Les Orientales -- Le spectre de la rose -- Narcisse -- Sadko -- Le dieu bleu -- Thamar -- L'apres-midi d'un faune -- Daphnis et Chloe -- Jeux -- Le sacre du printemps -- Salome -- Les Papillons -- The legend of Joseph -- Le coq d'or -- Midas -- Liturgie -- The midnight sun -- Las meninas -- Tyl eulenspiegel -- The good-humored ladies -- Les contes Russes -- Parade -- La boutique fantasque -- The three-cornered hat -- Le chant du Rossignol -- Pulcinella -- Le astuzie femminili -- Cimarosiana -- My first meeting with Diaghilev -- Chout (le bouffon) -- Cuadro flamenco -- The sleeping beauty -- Le renard -- Aurora's wedding -- Mavra -- Les noces -- A Picasso impromptu -- Les tentations de la bergere -- Le medecin malgre lui -- Les biches -- Philemon et Baucis -- Les facheux -- Le train bleu -- Zephyr et Flore -- Les matelots -- Barabau -- Romeo and Juliet -- La pastorale -- Jack in the box -- The triumph of Neptune -- La chatte -- Oedipus Rex -- Mercure -- Ode -- Le pas d'acier -- Apollon musagete -- The gods go a-begging -- Le bal -- The prodigal son -- August 19, 1929 -- Autobiographical notes / by Serge Diaghilev -- Diaghilev discusses classical dance.

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