Prince Siegfried’s Solo from Act 1, ‘Swan Lake’ - Four Performances
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- These are four performances of the melancholic solo from Prince Siegfried at the end of Act 1, ‘Swan Lake’:
Anthony Dowell (1982)
Erik Bruhn (1967)
Peter Schaufuss (Mid-Late 1980s)
Rudolph Nureyev (1967)
I would love to have added the performance of Manuel Legris from 1987 in Lisbon but I do not have a copy of my own. For comparison, there is footage on Canale di annamicro's channel at:
• Manuel Legris: Siegfri...
The performances I grew up with were those of Anthony Dowell (Royal Ballet), Peter Schaufuss (at the London Festival Ballet) and Rudolph Nureyev (at the Royal Ballet).
When this solo was added to the Royal Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ by Rudolph Nureyev, people complained that is was not traditional. However, it was then revealed it was in fact from an earlier Russian production, with the kind of authenticity that can give.
The solo from Peter Schaufuss is not the same as the others - it has other music from the ballet, and the choreography is different though its function and meaning are the same for this moment in the ballet.
So which do you prefer? More than one choice of course is good!
Enjoy!
all very lyical perfomances from four greats. but i can't go past Anthony Dowell's noble prince. he stretches the choreography so poignantly to show Siegfried's inner turnmoil and loneliness. in short, he does justice to the mournful tune.... the woodwinds and horns really seem to be lamenting with him. simply beautiful.
hi The Ballet 1
Dowell's performance is so satisfying on so many levels - happily i saw him dance this role many times as CG.
he moves in a way that embodies yearning - dance and expression are one. and the right degree of nobility of character without being stiff and cardboard cut-out.
I seem to recall that Erik Bruhn played an important role in the discovery and promotion of Mr. Dowell as a soloist?
Elegant Anthoney and Bruch .Nureyev s interpretation moved me best ,very expressive .They were all good in different way .Thanks for the edit.
They are all absolutely fantastic artists, legends in their own right, and I enjoy watching them all but for this solo specifically, I loved Dowell. His control and the way he lengthened his line towards the end of each phrase was beautiful.
Beautiful video!, Rudy´s performance is sublime, many thanks John for sharing it!
i agree about Rudi's performance - and liked Dowell's very much too
I was told at a performance by a lady who knew the Royal Ballet dancers that the dancers were all amazed at how slowly Nureyev did this solo.......VERY difficult.
that is absolutely correct :)
Nureyev's performance is godly.
My comment is not complete before youtube posts it
Anthony Dowell captures the essence of the sensitive boy prince.....sublime....everyone else is just doing steps
4 great dancers...all of them...but Nureev's performance is breathtaking.I don't know why. Nobody will never know what is that makes a genius. (Erik Bruhn immediately after him)
Vicky K in fact i should have included Mikhail Baryshnikov - interesting to compare him with Nureyev, who i grew up with ballet-going wise. with Nureyev is was more than just the dancing - there was a further impact, particularly in the theatre.
Will you please pose Baryshnikov?
Post not pose
all four are gorgeous and authentic. But my favorite is Eric Bruhn, his dance is aristocratic, light and smooth, a beautiful cantilena of movement.
absolutely Nureyev. Then Dowell. Fantastic choreography... Nureyev reaches perfection both technical and expressional
+Matin Angel i saw many many times and loved his dancing though i could see other dancers brought other and different qualities to the table. and then there was Baryshnikov - who i saw a little of, here in Australia in 1976 (i think) and in London - would have liked to add his performance to the four here.
+John Hall would be wonderfull to see that! lmo Nureyev hides a deep and immense sentimentality not found elsewhere
+Matin Angel i haven't seen him perform this solo though there must be footage out there.
Of course......Rudy. CHARISMA, PASSION, BEAUTY. The other men were all wonderful, but it's still Rudy for me.Thanks for the post. The comparisons were
interesting.
hi drrabner47
i like Rudi as well - and was lucky to see him many times in various parts of the world as Siegried - the most curious being an outdoor setting (the Cour Carrée of the Louvre in Paris - his partner was Makarova - we could see from the side the dancers rush to heaters back stage to warm up when they were not on.
yes, i agree about Bruhn - a cool elegant perfection - Dowell for me is
in a way similar but softer and warmer - and like you i loved Nureyev's
star quality and big attack - i think i like him having seen him so much
on stage - very intensively between 1970 and 1975 - so i'm probably
prejudiced!
Of course Bruhn - the elegance of a prince. He really was a great dancer
indeed yes, a great dancer and it seems also a brilliant, complex and very generous man too! Did he not give personal dance lessons to Nureyev - which improved greatly the matters technique? And I may be mistaken - but seem to recall he helped Dowell get his break in the world of ballet... Mr. Hall, is this correct??
*latter (not matter...sorry for typo!)
@@rmp7400 yes, it's true
All wonderful performances, but for me it's all Dowell. He just excelled in these introspective pique pirouette-y adagio variations. The emotionalism, yearning and nobility, not to mention the line, were his wheel house. .
Dowell was the first Siegfried i ever saw and i think probably my favourite for many reasons, not the least being this - he exactly catches the mood and nuances in the music - it is his forte. a easy nobility - without seeming stiff or condescending.
I bet Rudi's Swan Lake with Makarova was beautiful. She was a magnificent Odette and a beguilinng Odile. I've seen her with Anthony Dowell...breathtaking.
yes, what was interesting about Rudi/Natalia was to see two Kirov trained dancers together - there was a good match way back then (1973?) stylistically in particular.
I don’t think they complimented each other very well. I saw the famous performance when he “dropped” her (which he did not...she threw herself out of his hands and the look on his face: he was stunned and then horrified). She was better with Dowell, I thought, and he was better with Fonteyn and Kirkland. Rudolf and Gelsey were a sight to see!
Sir Antony Dowell o primeiro, é o mais completo envolvendo técnica e emoção ? Nureyev o último é muito técnico, mas um tanto afetado.
+CLAUDIA PINHO Sim, eu concordo Dowell é a dançarina mais artisticaly satisfazendo - Nureyev o melhor dançarino eu acho que tecnicamente.
Жаль, нет Александра Годунова
I am sorry you do not have the Legris but I would like to know more about it -- who adapted and/or choreographed this? I expected it to be the Nureyev version done by the POB but obviously it is not .. I guess it would have to be the Legris, followed by Dowell and then Nureyev -- There is just something about the way Legris moves -- the precision and the emotional quality of his dancing that I enjoy
Vladimir Bourmeister's version
passionballet.topf.ru Really -- I have Dupond in this and Bolle -- I guess I need to look again --
judith booth I think I found the answer: it's RB production first staged in Lisbon in 1987. And Legris danced there with Guillem. I suppose they included this Nureyev solo in their choreography.
passionballet.topf.ru Thanks -- this is a beautiful solo -- and I do not remember it in the Bourmeister versions --- both Bolle and Dupond would have been able to do this wonderfully -- Legris does it wonderfully --
judith booth I withdraw Burmeister. I suppose it is RB production of 1987. On the RB site is written that they revived it in 2000 and that the choreograohy is from: "Marius Petipa Choreography Lev Ivanov Additional choreograp hyFrederick Ashton Additional choreograp hy David Bintley". Relying on this I would say it is Ashton (?) as Nureyev is not mentioned
Dowell
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Dowel and Nureyev... perfection... I wish I could see Tsiskaridze dance Siegrfried, I know he did but all I could find was Rothbart at which he was amazing. Do you know of any clip? I found a photo but no performance.
yes, Dowell and Nureyev are wonderful - different but so interesting for being so. interestingly Von Rothbart is considered a better role for him than the prince - checked around and can see sadly no film of him as Siegfried :(
Thank you so much for checking... I think he would also be good as Prince Siegfried since he danced so many prince roles (Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Auber GPDD) but It's true, Rothbart was the role he was fantastic at, the meanest bad genie I have seen :) And yes, interestingly is the right word since he danced so many roles that needed him to be poised, graceful and sensitive, shows how versatile he was as a dancer considering he did quite a few modern ballets as well (Petit)..
I have one more question if you don't mind... I saw a very short clip of young Nikolai as Mercutio in a dying scene and he was so good, it was in a Russian program about him .. I wish there was a separate clip or a longer clip of him as Mercutio, have you happened to see any? Why are there so few available?
Someone posted for me a 15 minut clip of Nikolai dancing Mercutio in 1995, he was wonderful, funny and tragic at he same time in his death scene.
happy to check - i was interested too. i agree he would have been good as Prince Siegfried - i am not so aware of him in modern works (i saw of a video od him working with Christopher Wheeldon who went to Russia to choreograph a work for the Bolshoi) - i'll look out other modern owrk on fil on YT - thanks for the alert.
Vitto Po когда комментарии на русском (или языке, отличном от английского), я использую онлайн-переводчик
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Does anyone know what this music is? I've searched all over the place for it and I can't pin it down.
Found it! It's No. 4 Pas de Trois: Andante Sostenuto.
@@e.s.r5809 great - thanks for sharing
My eyes prefer watching Dowell's elegant yet fluid movements although Nureyev's not so bad 😊
i feel the same - and happy i saw both onstage
@@JohnRaymondHall Aww... what wonderful experiences to have seen ballet legends on-stage! Why was I born too late? Lols.
@@Qwerty-db1js but you will live linger LOL! and see things i won't :)
@@JohnRaymondHall Awww.... pls don't say that 😳
@@Qwerty-db1js but it's true and by extension future generations will see things none of us will - it's just a fact of life 🥰
also schauffus is in 80's
i saw Schauffus in the early 70's but think 1967 is a bit too early for this footage - what do you think?
as I said in the notes, I would love to have added the performance of Manuel Legris from 1987 in Lisbon but I do not have a copy of my own.
John Hall absolutely he was born in 49 or so .l belive that in the video the time is half /late 80's must be from the SL with eveline hart
pediatrapaola yes, 1949. he left the Royal Danish Ballet in 1967 and joined the National Ballet as principal dancer.
i think you are right with the dating and have changed the notes.
Нуреев бесподобен!Непревзойденный танцовщик!Великий!!
да, великий великий танцор - и его удар со сцены был настолько сильным
да, ее новый набор!
@@JohnRaymondHallвы переводите с английского на русский?
I'm immediately taken by Dowell's performance; it is lyrical, he moves, not just strikes poses as did Nureyev. He is more natural. His movement bespeaks despair, not just moments of mime. He's the better actor, too. It's more of a finished performance. I felt Nureyev was presenting his own legend, he was not in the role.
yes, so expressive of the emotional content - with Nureyev you have the sense that he is presenting proudly himself
Yes, I have exact sentiments. A bit surprised to read how some critics thought he was bad at acting. But so far, I find him good and rather expressive actor.
Александр Годунов
par excellance on all four counts.....I'll have to agree that Dowell reigns supreme here..(I think it may be his costume??) plus I LOVE his hair.....he's very very good.....love Erik's mile long legs,, and his spins are perfect..and Love his costume, too BUT (critically) .he falls short of emitting any "emotion", perhaps just a "bit" too stoic? ...and on the opposite end..,Rudi dances with all the charm, grace, expertise and eloquance.,.,but he reminds me too much of "Margot's style" here... a little too womanly....normally he transmits a powerful demanding performance. altho his arm and leg extensions are Superb......Schaufuss does a nice job,,,,but I place him fourth
You remind me of a quote from Nureyrev in referencing Bruhn: "Yes, he's so cold that when you touch him he burns you."
I absolutely prefer Erik Bruh's work - however...isn't it beautiful that there are so many distinctive flowers in the Royal Garden of the Beaux Arts?
Regretfully, spelling edits cannot be made on comments!!
I personally prefer Nureyev, he is my weakness...I am sorry...
i like each but for different qualities they bring to this solo
Efectivamente, los tres fueron buenísimos bailarines, Anthony Dowekl era impresionante, pero para mí Rudolf tenía una entrega cuando bailaba que los otros bailarines, no tenían.
Decirte que tus vídeos son muy hermosos y diferentes a los que ponen otros amantes del Ballet. Te doy las gracias.
@@isabeldiezlangre9411 gracias por ese agradable agradecimiento! Sí, Nureyev tuvo una presencia escénica tan convincente en un papel, y un gran impacto en el teatro.