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We'll take you inside the Augustus Saint Gaudens National historic park in Cornish NH -- and travel with us to Maastrich for a peak into composer Andre Rieu's castle. |
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We'll take you inside the Augustus Saint Gaudens National historic park in Cornish NH -- and travel with us to Maastrich for a peak into composer Andre Rieu's castle. |
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Rediscovering master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the national park that preserves his memory. |
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At home with Maestro Rieu in his Masstricht castle. |
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Hello, I'm Beth Carroll welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We're at the home of the great American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Cornish, New Hampshire. His estate has been preserved as a national historic site. Yet, despite its designation as a national park in 1965 the Saint Gaudens property is in large part unknown, much like the artist, whose sculptures.including his portraits of Diana and Abraham Lincoln. . are more famous than his name. A new film hopes to change that image. It showcases the life and times of the guilded age artist. The documuntary was a labor of love for filmmaker Paul Sanderson. |
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STGAUDENS- OUTLOOK EDIT SHEET 58:33 oh it was labor of love. 22 years getting it done.it was a labor of love for sure I think.as a filmmaker. Lover of history.it's the perfect project :47 TRK1: This is Paul Sanderson's 2nd film on Saint Gaudens. Much has changed since his first film in 19-85. New photos of the artist have sufaced, monuments have been restored, and new film technology introduced. 48:27-:35 Paul: showing them in hi def and up close and personal.I mean you can't see his works better than you can right now…both if you walked up yourself or me filming them. TRK: Augustus Saint Gaudens produced 20 public monuments and was one of the best known artist of his generation.so why don't more people know about him? 48:50 Paul I get this question a lot where was this guy.how come I never heard of him…central park…sherman monument…go to metro naked Diana.iconic image.how come we don't know the guy who did this stuff:12. TRK: The Saint Gaudens National historic site hopes the film will help audiences re-discover America's Michaelangelo. SOT: Henry: 9:05 if you say the name st gaudens they might look blank…if you Lincoln or shaw or gold coins they know those…they know the works they've forgotten the name. TRK: Curator Henry Duffy says as taste in art changed Saint Gaudens realism didn't seem as important. SOT: PAUL: 49:58 back then you couldn't make a bldg without sculpture. 49:59 take for example NY public lib…always sculpture involved with architecture and then in separated in 20th century that became a lost art… TRK: But, in the coin world - the St Gaudens name is legendary. SOT: Paul: those who collect coins…anybody who collects American conis.because of his double eagle 1:01:10.which was designed for teddy Roosevelt at end of his life 1:01:18 TRK: Following the centennial of his death in 2007, the Saint Gaudens 20-dollar gold piece is being re-minted. Sot: Paul: this year mint high relief…will enjoy again 19:23 TRK: St Gaudens began his art career at age 12 carving cameos. Sot: Henry: 22:56 he was completely untrained as a teen, its remarkable foretaste of what was to come on his skill…23:04 and that he could do this as a child. 23:05 TRK: Saint Gaudens is perhaps best known for his Portrait reliefs. Beth: 2:40 Portrait relief.that was something well known for…:42 how difficult… technique to do.if we look at large piece over piano.SEE portrait of his friend William merrt chase.good example. 3:15 you can see how taking a subject like person…do it in relief.half person.maket it lok round in flat surface…complicated way to do it 3:30 to build up from surface outward.very complicated. 3:37 TRK: St Gaudens early art was shaped by the Civil War and his childhood hero Abraham Lincoln, whom he saw speak in NY. SOT: Henry: 5:40 St Gaudens was then a young boy it made a lasting impression on him.so later on as an adult he wanted to do an homage to Lincoln;13 TRK: His first sculpture was the standing Lincoln…which stood 13 feet tall. 6:02 Henry cover: the way his head tilted forward, looking down, pensive.the weight of the world war and country on his shoulders 6:10 SOT: 5:45 Henry Robert Lincoln, the President's son commented that it was the best portrait of his father that was ever done. TRK: And there would be other Civil War Heroes as well. 25:40 …so often personality… this is wonderful of Sherman cantankerous man 25:58 27:51 this bust was used as the model for the monument in nyc to Sherman the equestrian monument 27:56 st gaudens did in 1903 TRK: There are more than 100 works of art here at the site …among them St Gaudens 4th and final version of the Shaw Memorial -- 13 years in the making. 12:09 Henry: it is his most powerful piece.it is the piece described by contemporary critic as a symphony of bronze 12:16 it is oepratirc in quality.it is monument to Robert gould shaw and men of MA rgiment 12:26 …. SOT: Henry 14:15 right before he died he was still working on it.never could let go: 16 TRK: St Gaudens first summered here in Cornish in 18-85 drawn by the beauty of the setting and views of Mt Ascutney. Other artists would soon follow. 19:59 his coming here launched the Cornish colony…yes 20:07 Henry the Cornish colony group of artists that came here to work around st gaudens.beginning in 1880's til 1930 20:18 20:19 It was Visual artists, painters, sculptors 20:24 20; 33 there were large number of people politicians writers.wood row Wilson.summer white house in world war 1. 20:43 TRK: The house and grounds make up NH's only national park, the first to be dedicated to a visual artist. Even the formal terraced gardens were designed by Saint-Gaudens complete with gilded casts of ancient sculptures. STANDUP ….whether its formal gardens, sculptures or coins…… still inspires artists today. TRK: The park hosts sculpting workshops for aspiring artists, and summer concerts for the general public. 37:15 BJ Dunn: we have series of concerts…memorial july and august Sundays at 2 pm.here in studio.very popular 2-400 guests. out on blankets hjere on the l awn 37:43 with bottle of wine.enjoying music as it wafts thru the pergola:49 TRK: The house has gone thru changes over the years…the brick was painted white and a porch added -but, inside ….it remains largely as it was in St Gaudens time with original furnishings and tapestries. A living tribute to the man who produced some of America's most enduring public art. SOT: Paul: 56:44 it's a wonderful treasure for state, and surrounding states here in NH…we hope that more people will know about it thru the film. 7:50 people don't understand that Sr Gaudens was a NH product that he was working here in granite state. 8:44 he's been rediscovered and I think one of the things that has helped is having this site here …in NH open to public where people can come and rediscover 8:55 SOT: Beth 25:08: what would you want people to know abou tsite 25:11 I think when people come here, a good example of his work and a sample of the man as well:20 try to display.intimate.small enuf to get a close view of work and really understand not only the work but the man himself 25:33 |
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More than 100 years after Saint Gaudens sculpted here the scenic landscape continues to inspire. Saint Gaudens' papers are housed in the special collections of Rauner Library at Darmouth College in Hanover NH just 20 miles north of the park. |
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At home with Andre Rieu. |
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Waltzes by Austrian composer Johann Strauss would have been the music of the day for Saint Gaudens and the Cornish Colony, many of whom traveled in Europe. That music has been kept alive by Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra. The Netherlands born conducter, composer and musician has been called the "waltz king of Europe." If you're a regular viewer and contributor to NH Public Television you've likely seen his performances on television and in person since New Hampshire is often one of the stops on his international tour. In 2005, I had the opportunity to visit the maestro in his own setting. To understand how his music is influenced by place we take you to Maastricht, and the home. or should I say castle, of Andre Rieu. |
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NATS: Tour Tape: 1:00:44.05 1:01:24 beth waves at gate 1:01:33 Andre coming down steps 1:01:36 hello beth …. 1:01:38 Good morning Maestro 1:01:51 back of beth 1:02:00 good morning… come on in 1:02:02 thank you so much 1: 02:00 WELCOME…thank you so much 1:02:02 Its great to have you here and have all the viewers of PBS 1:02:09 TRK1: Andre Rieu's concerts have been a pledge drive phenomenon on PBS. 1:02:40.18 HOW DID THAT BEGIN? That began with, 1:02:46 my first special, which was still in Dutch, From Holland with Love it was called. And admittedly PBS, the viewers and me fell in love with each other and its still like that laughs 1:02:59 AND THE REST IS HISTORY AS THEY SAY TRK2: Rieu's success has allowed him to buy his own medieval castle in his homeown of Maastricht. 1:04:13 WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THIS CASTLE? There are a lot of stories about it, Datanian, one of the three musketeers, he was having last breakfast before dying here in maastrich fighting for his king in mosric and ill show you it. 1:04:50.11 1:04:36 look at chandelier:59 1:05:28 Opens door to room WHOA IT'S LIKE ROYALTY, LIKE LIVING WITH ROYALTY I like this atmosphere, it was very dark when I bought it, my wife said my goodness what terrible and gloomy and moisty and then I said no this is a fantastic room she said how is this possible? Because I saw this in my imagination and its my hobby to change things and build and rebuild and remove, and if I had not been a violinist I would have been an architect. I like that I can build a house. REALLY? With my hands THAT COULD PROBABLY BE A DANGEROURS THING, YOU COULD DANGER THOSE HANDS I don't do it anymore, I did it when I was young 1:06:30 WHAT DID YOU DO TO TRANSFORM THIS ROOM TO GIVE IT ANDRE"S TOUGH Everything, everything, the only thing that is still here is the wood and ornaments, but it was all dark brown wood and Its under cover of the government so you cannot change what you want BECAUSE IT'S A HISTORICAL STURUCTURE? Yes, it's a historical thing, so they told me okay it must be there but you can paint it. So that's what I did with it, 1:07:01 I said okay ill make it white and gold. 1:07:04 TRK3: Some might say everything Andre touches turns into gold. Born into a musical family, his father a conductor, his brothers and sister all musicians…Andre began playing the violin at age 5. SOT: INTERVIEW TAPE/ 2:02;46 WHAT WAS IT LIKE GROWING UP IN A FAMILY WHERE MUSIC WAS SO INTEGRAL? That's a good question because as a little child you cannot compare. I went to kindergarden and I asked the others, 'what kind of violin do you have?'. Then I discovered slowly that other people are not all musicians, that there are normal people in the world. 2:03:09 It was …for me it was strange because it was normal. All my brothers and sisters made music and my father was a musician so music is in my blood and it will be forever. 2:03:30 *** TRK4: …36:35 His violin, purchased 9 years ago, is among the highest quality stringed instruments ever made. SOT: Interview Tape: ANDRE: 02:31:53 …. It's an Antonio Strativati, of 1667. It's very old. It's the second violin he made. He was 23 years old, just married, still in love and you can hear that. It's really a fantastic privilege to be able to play on this instrument everyday and to touch it and take care of it. I bought it so I can say it's mine, but I don't feel as it's mine. I am very proud that I'm the one who can play on it now. I take care of it; I preserve it and one day it will go to the next player and I hope it will live forever. ========== TRK: the romance of his music.and the force of his personality captives audiences. NATS: Tour Tape/ 1:08:23 ….And this is a very romantic place also, i'm sitting here very often, and i'm going to invite you WELL I"M HONORED To sit next to me so you can feel what I feel, I come back form my whatever trip around the world and I sit here IS THIS WHERE YOU GET YOUR INSPRIATION? Yes and relaxation 1:08:48 You're very talented Do you speak languages? NO Not one? JUST ENGLISH, AND SOME TIMES NOT EVEN THAT WELL You know when you live in American you can say okay I just speak English. We Dutch have to speak a lot of languages, because who speaks Dutch? 01:09:46.07 WELL I KNOW YOU SPEAK DUTCH AND ENGLISH, WHAT OTHER LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK? French, German, Italian, a little Portuguese, and I'm learning Japanese:55 TRK: Music may be universal language - but Rieu wants to interract with his audience.which is why, unlike other conductors, FACES his audience. SOT: tour tape/ 01: 12:30.16 NOW WHEN YOU DO A CONCERT YOU CANT HELP BUT NOTICE A TWINKLE IN YOUR EYE AND THAT YOU USE HUMOR A LOT? I'm so glad you say that, because humor is the biggest weapon in the world to survive and have fun to get energy. NATS 18:44 the human heart beats….i saw it. shakes hand 18:59 SOT: tour tape 1:13:43 MUSIC DOESN"T HAVE TO BE SERIOUS TO BE GOOD MUSIC? The music must be taken seriously, I always take my music and my job very very seriously, but you can bring it with humor, so everyone in the audience thinks hey my god is this possible to have fun with classical music. 1:14:04 1:15:01 ANDRE Mozart was a fantastic lively guy and now we play Mozart with dead faces and that is why I say okay I'm going to change this AND GOING TO BRING COLOR AND LIFE… and humor and laughter and let the people feel at home when they want to dance, dance, and when they want to sing, please do it. TRK: When he joined a 6 piece Salon orchestra in 19-78, Rieu re-discovered the waltz, which he would later describe as the rhythm of his life. INTERVIEW TAPE ANDRE: 2:24:34 Immediately, I felt it in my heart. I remember the first rehearsal was the salon orchestra. We played gold and silver walls by francis heart,. It was really love at first sight when I heard this melody. And then the I still feel the same feeling when I heard that for the first time. NATS: TOUR TAPE 01:10:26.11 NOW WHAT WOULD YOU WANT YOUR AUDIENCE IN NEW ENGLAND AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU AND YOUR HOME? To know about me, I wanted to show them a little bit of my home so that they can feel how I feel and where I get my inspirations and to get more acquainted because we know each other now for a long time. They know me from the stage, and I hope they can see on stage that i'm not a different guy that I am now. 1:11:05 I think that is a big part of my success that i'm not a different guy on stage cutaways of andre listening 1:19:20 ** walking 1:22:07 they start to walk around the building and talk You see this is very interesting this castle is built of a very a very soft stone sand stone and it's so soft look that you if OH DO YOU WORRY ABOUT IT CRUMBLING? In fact we have to renew the old lady again and again REALLY? 1;23:37 So now I will show you the famous kitchen. THE INFAMOUS KITCHEN. The infamous famous kitchen. 1:23:43 THIS CERTAINLY IS A BEAUTIFUL SETTING. Yea, it is. 1:23:49 1:24:30 Here, please come in to the kitchen. AHH. 1:24:33 NATS' TOUR TAPE: 1:24:44 Please come in Beth and here you can feel- HISTORY. How the Titanium must have felt when he had his last breakfast here in this kitchen before he died, fighting for his king. NOW, BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY, DID YOU DO ANYTHING TO THIS ROOM, OR DID YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT PRETTY MUCH INTACT? It is, it is in fact how it was. Now, the painting of course I did, but the wooden thing are exactly how it was and the pil… What is it you say in English? OH THE PILLARS. The pillars they are. So this was proven- a historian came to me and said these are from 14 hundred 52 1:25:29. WOW. So, that's really old. YES. And you can feel it- you can really feel it when you're in this room. NATS TOUR TAPE: There's another beautiful garden here. 1:29:22 Here, on the other side of this window. I'll show you. I am building there now a green house. 1:29:28 -:32 closes door 1:29:46 outside kitchen shot beth walks out with andre *** ;55 1:30:05 you see.this has to be done… What I told you that we are renewing the whole time. You see? This has to be done- OH YES. And this one we did. Just we did. So, constant two months. CONSTANT BATTLE. So it's a constant battle to keep her alive. 1:30:19 And here I'm building a greenhouse …so it's in fact a green house. 1:30:29 So next time you come back, I invite you to come and sit there with me in a tropical atmosphere with butterflies and flowers and birds. WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO. You would love to? I WOULD LOVE TO. 1:30:45 Okay, I invite you. TRK: Andre travels the world with his Johann Strauss Orchestra and while the concert venues change there is one constant. |
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Andre Rieu has filled both the Wittemore Center and Verizon Wireless Arena with his performances. His next tour is so big, he's looking to book stadiums as venues. |
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That wraps up our program from the Saint-Gaudens national historic site in Cornish, NH. Special thanks to our hosts and to you for watching. I'm Beth Carroll I'll see you next time. |
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INTERVIEW: Henry Q It was Saint Gaudens arrival in 18-85 that marked the beginning of the Cornish Colony, an artist retreat. Famous artist maxfield parrish was a member. Q What was Cornish Colony why known as the gilded age. Q He was called America's Michelangelo. q A hidden gem. Q His monuments and portrait reliefs -- why so revoloutionary? area's natural beauty and seclusion Q his contribution to america's cultural legacy. Q Coins ======= BETH ON CAM S Q formal terraced garden with period plantings Q concerts and workshops Q gilded casts of ancient sculptures Cutting gardens used for elegan floral arrangements found in the galleries his Home: 3 rooms of original family furnishings Here at the Saint Gaudens estate you can tour the sculptor's home, and studios from Memorial Day weekend thru October 31st. Come on let's take a look. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/18/2008 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 10:45 Rediscovering master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the national park that preserves his memory. At home with Maestro Rieu in his Masstricht castle. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We're at the home of the great American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Cornish, New Hampshire. His estate has been preserved as a national historic site. Yet, despite its designation as a national park in 1965 the Saint Gaudens property is in large part unknown, much like the artist, whose sculptures including his portraits of Diana and Abraham Lincoln are more famous than his name. A new film hopes to change that image. It showcases the life and times of the guilded age artist. The documuntary was a labor of love for filmmaker Paul Sanderson. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Paul Sanderson \Our Town Films\Filmmaker, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture", Henry Duffy\Curator & Chief of Cultural Resources\Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, BJ Dunn\Park Superintendent \Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/18/2008 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 13:15 Rediscovering master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the national park that preserves his memory. At home with Maestro Rieu in his Masstricht castle. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. Waltzes by Austrian composer Johann Strauss would have been the music of the day for Saint Gaudens and the Cornish Colony, many of whom traveled in Europe.That music has been kept alive by Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra. The Netherlands born conducter, composer and musician has been called the "waltz king of Europe." If you're a regular viewer and contributor to NH Public Television you've likely seen his performances on television and in person since New Hampshire is often one of the stops on his international tour. In 2005, I had the opportunity to visit the maestro in his own setting. To understand how his music is influenced by place we take you to Maastricht, at the home or should I say castle, of Andre Rieu. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Andre Rieu\ Dutch Conductor/Composer/Musician. |
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