Brahms — Waltz in B major, Op. 39, No. 1 (Greeting / Welcome)
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Brahms — Waltz in B major, Op. 39, No. 1
Pianists Hener Skene and Fernand Edlinger played four-hand piano for Isadora's first performance of the Brahms' Waltzes, Op. 39, in Berlin, 1912 ('Isadora's Pianists', Ballet Review, Winter 2007/8, p. 84).
- Original choreography by: Isadora Duncan
- Other titles: Welcome
Reconstructed by Hortense Kooluris and Julia Levien.
Notes
Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck
Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.
Waltz No. 1 opens the program with a vigorous, direct frontal introduction to the audience.
Videos
| Title | Date | Dancers | Full Dance? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances by Isadora: Brahms #1 | 2014 | Irene Lutts | Yes | |
| Dionysian Duncan Dancers Julia Morgan | 1993-09 | Ann Cogley | Yes | |
| Isadora Duncan's 110th Birthday Celebration | 1987 | Lori Belilove | Yes | |
| Isadora Duncan Repertory Dance Company performs Greeting | Yes | |||
| Isadora Duncan Repertory Dance Company performs Brahms waltzes 1, 4, 8 | Yes | |||
| Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company performs Brahms 1 | Lori Belilove, Jeanne Bresciani, Theda Detlor (Rosenbluth), Judith Ann Landon, Adrienne Ramm, Susan Sparkman | Yes |
Related items in the Archives
The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadora Duncan — Nov 25, 1917
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > The Isadora Duncan Dance Memorial, 1952 — Dec 14, 1952
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers Centennial — 1977
The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers, Dance Recital — 1984
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Starry Night — Barbara Kane — Dec 20, 1991
The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Retrospective Isadora Duncan — 1993