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Interview : conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 30, 1976.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 382 Folder 339; Folder 776; Box 52, CD 033
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Reis, Claire R. (Claire Raphael), interviewee.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bufano, Remo.
- Graham, Martha.
- Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887-1954.
- Jones, Robert Edmond.
- Josten, Werner, 1885-1963.
- Josten, Werner.
- Landowska, Wanda.
- Roerich, Nicholas, 1874-1947.
- Roerich, Nicholas.
- Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Stalʹnoĭ skok.
- Prokofiev, Sergey.
- Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Pierrot lunaire.
- Schoenberg, Arnold.
- Simonson, Lee, 1888-1967.
- Simonson, Lee.
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡.
- Stravinsky, Igor.
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Oedipus Rex.
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Svadebka.
- League of Composers (U.S.).
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Oral histories (literary works)
- Sound recordings.
- Transcripts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 audiocassette : analog
- 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape
- digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- 15 leaves
- 1 folder
- Contained In:
- Oliver Daniel Research Collection on Leopold Stokowski. Folder 339; Folder 776; Box 52, CD 033.
- Place of Publication:
- Sept. 30, 1976.
- Summary:
- Reis discusses Stokowski's personality, his interest in the details of a work; and his help with the League of Composers. She describes her first meeting with Stokowski, working with him on Les Noces and Werner Josten performing Monteverdi's Il Combattimento on the same program. She describes rehearsals for this and also for Sacre du Printemps, mentioning Martha Graham, Nicholas Roerich, Leonide Massine, and Arthur Judson.
- She also describes details of the preparation for Oedipus Rex including stage work by Robert Edmond Jones and Remo Bufano; Stravinsky attending a performance of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk; and performing Prokofiev's Pas d'acier with Lee Simonson working on sets; and Stokowski performing Pierrot Lunaire at Town Hall, with theatrics.
- Daniel's research notes include photocopies of 7 tiems of correspondence between Reis and Stokowski, 1939-1945, folder 339.
- Notes:
- Recorded on Sept. 30, 1976 in New York in the apartment of Claire Reis.
- Original copy: cassette tape 30; preservation copy: one 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape 33; service copy: one compact disk CD 033. Preservation and service copies recorded October and November 2000.
- Transcript in folder 776.
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