Music and Ballet
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The Happy Miracle by Fuerst
The world premiere of the music for the ballet, The Happy Miracle by Eugene Fuerst. Oct 3, 1940
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Tribute to Tchaikovsky
"For life like his soul was an open book. Emotional, nervous, highly stung, his heart was frequenty on his sleeve. But it was a big heart, and human heart... Irving Deakin on this centennial program for Tchaikovsky, a musical tribute. Apr 11, 1940
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Gay Parisienne
This is Music and Ballet's 104th program which marks two full years of broadcasts over WQXR and highlights 'the naughty dance of the second empire.' Feb 2, 1939
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Ballet Looks Forward
"For Ballet, as in life, it is the forward-looking movement that matters." Dec 29, 1938
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Alexandra Danilova Interview
We hear from the great Russian prima-ballerina Alexandra Danilova who comments on her roles, care of her feet, and what she thinks about American men. Oct 27, 1938
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Leonide Massine's Three-Cornered Hat
A candid Leonide Massine. Oct 13, 1938
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Blues Symposium
Langston Hughes talks of "songs folks make up when their heart hurts" and he says that the blues and spirituals are "the two great Negro gifts to American music." Jun 9, 1938
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Herbert Kingsley's Music For Catherine Littlefield's Ballet, Terminal
The world radio premiere of Terminal by composer Herbert Kingsley playing his own score for the ballet by the same name. May 12, 1938
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Ted Shawn and Jess Meeker's O, Libertad!
"The battle to establish the dance as a masculine art and sport is being rapidly won." Mar 10, 1938
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First Anniversary Program: The Nutcracker Suite
Music and Ballet celebrates its first anniversary on the air. Congratulatory telegrams are read and words of praise from all quarters are heard. Feb 2, 1938
