Word: polovtsian
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...under the patronage of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovitch, Diaghilev opened his first season of dance in Paris. The jaded city was ripe for an invasion of exotica. His company, to the frenzied rhythms of the Polovtsian dances from Borodin's Prince Igor, swept Paris like a Mongol invasion. Next came Scheherazade, with its orgy of writhing dancers, the extraordinary half human, half feline Golden Slave portrayed by Nijinsky, and the unexpected colors of Bakst. That was succeeded by the most famous opening-night brawl in history, when a glittering crowd booed Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. Nijinsky...
...nation's soul, and Igor performs an exposé of Mother Russia's near-seduction by terrifying but awfully stylish barbarians from the East. Igor, as a P.O.W., must resist the charms of the Khan's slave girls singing Borodin's most popular themes, The Polovtsian Dances, not to mention a suave invitation from the Khan to join up and "together feed on the blood of our enemies." Boris Christoff sings two major roles boomingly: the comparatively noble Khan Konchak and the curiously ignoble Russian Prince Galitsky. Constantin Chekerliiski does well as Igor, and his colleagues...
...Summer Symphony (Sun. 5 p.m., NBC). Menotti Salta's Nostalgic Serenade, Goldmark's Overture to In Springtime, Debussy's Nuages and Fêtes, Borodin's Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, Fritz Kreisler's Sicilienne et Rigaudon, Prelude and Allegro. Conductor: Frank Black...
...program of purely Russian music will be given at the Pops tonight. The program follows: Overture to "Russlan and Ludmilla" Glinka "Khovantchina," Prelude Moussorgsky Prelude in C-sharp minor Rachmaninoff Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" Borodin Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathetic," Tchaikovsky Op. 74 Adagio; Allegro non troppo Allegro con grazia Allegro molto vivace Finale; Adagio Iamentoso Kikimora, A Fairy Legend Liadov Berceuse from "The Fire-Bird" Stravinsky Caprice on Spanish Themes Rimsky-Korsakov...
...following program will be given at the Pops concerts tonight at 8:15 o'clock. Overture to "Der Freischuts" Weber Entrance of the Guests into the Wartburge from "Tannhauser" Wagner Simmon College Chorus Overture to "Russlan and Ludmilla" Glinka "A Night on Bald Mountain," Orchestral Fantasy Moussorgsky Berceuse Cui Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" Borodin Intermezzo, "L'Amico Fritz" Mascagni Ballet of the Hours from "La Gioconda" Ponchielli Overture to "Nabucco" Verdi