Ansemet, Diaghilev, Stravinsky and Prokofiev
Photograph
1921 (photographed)
1921 (photographed)
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The snapshot shows four key collaborators on the season by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Prince's Theatre. London. which ran from 26 May to 30 July 1921. The season was promoted by C. B. Cochran and included the London premier of Serge Prokofiev's Chout on 9 June and four of Igor Stravinsky's ballets; Petrouchka, Pulchinella, Massine's Le Sacre du printemps and The Firebird.
Ernest Ansermet (1883-1969) was a Swiss conductor who worked for Diaghilev between 1915 and 1923 and became noted for his conducting of Russian music. Diaghilev always recognised the importance of music for ballet and roughly half his productions had originally commissioned scores. Stravinsky and Prokofiev were amongst the most important composers he worked with and he referred to them as his 'two sons'. This photograph, therefore, may be regarded as a family portrait.
Ernest Ansermet (1883-1969) was a Swiss conductor who worked for Diaghilev between 1915 and 1923 and became noted for his conducting of Russian music. Diaghilev always recognised the importance of music for ballet and roughly half his productions had originally commissioned scores. Stravinsky and Prokofiev were amongst the most important composers he worked with and he referred to them as his 'two sons'. This photograph, therefore, may be regarded as a family portrait.
Object details
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| Title | Ansemet, Diaghilev, Stravinsky and Prokofiev (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Snapshot taken outside the Prince's Theatre, London during the 1921 season by the Ballets Russes showing Ansemet, Diaghilev, Stravinsky and Prokofiev |
| Physical description | Photograph of four men standing in the road outside a London theatre. From the left to right they are: a bearded man wearing an overcoat and holding a hat and cane, a large man wearing spats, a short dapper man in a dark suit holding a cane, hat and gloves, and a man of medium height in a lighter suit. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Russian Ballet / Russians 3191 / Left to right / Ernest Ansermet / The Late Serge de Diaghilev / writer of the letter in DT last Saturday!! etc / Stravinsky / Prokofieff / after a Rehearsal at the Princes Theatre / £2.2 / Please acknowledge Sydney J Loeb.' Note Annotated on the reverse. Loeb may be a collector or an amateur photographer. |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | The snapshot shows four key collaborators on the season by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Prince's Theatre. London. which ran from 26 May to 30 July 1921. The season was promoted by C. B. Cochran and included the London premier of Serge Prokofiev's Chout on 9 June and four of Igor Stravinsky's ballets; Petrouchka, Pulchinella, Massine's Le Sacre du printemps and The Firebird. Ernest Ansermet (1883-1969) was a Swiss conductor who worked for Diaghilev between 1915 and 1923 and became noted for his conducting of Russian music. Diaghilev always recognised the importance of music for ballet and roughly half his productions had originally commissioned scores. Stravinsky and Prokofiev were amongst the most important composers he worked with and he referred to them as his 'two sons'. This photograph, therefore, may be regarded as a family portrait. |
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| Accession number | S.21-2021 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2021 |
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