Nijinsky - Gala XXXI Sunday 3. July 2005George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton -Inheritance and influence-
( George Balanchine und Frederick Ashton -Erbe und Einfluss- )
Nijinsky - Gala XXXI Sunday 3. July 2005
George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton -Inheritance and influence-
( George Balanchine
und Frederick Ashton -Erbe und Einfluss- )
conductor : Andre Presser
orchestra : Phiharmonisches Staatsorchester
| Part I Balanchine | ||
| premiere Ouverture : Valse Lento |
music : George Balamchine ( CD-played by Lera Auerbach) choreography & costume : John Neumeier |
Heather Jurgensen Carsten Jung |
| Glinka Pas de deux | music : Michail Glinka choreography : George Balanchine staging : Marina Eglevsky premiere : 1. Mar. 1955, New York City Ballet |
Joelle Boulogne Catherine Dumont Alexandre Riabko |
| Pas de deux from Agon |
music : Igor Strawinsky choreography : George Blanchine premiere : 1. Dec. 1957, New York City Ballet |
Wendy Whelan Craig Hall New York City Ballet |
| A la Francaix | music : Jean Francaix choreography : George Balanchine staging : Mariana Eglevsky premiere : 11. Sep. 1951, New York City Ballet |
A Dandy : Lloyd Riggins A Girl : Georgina Broadhurst Two Sailors : Arsen Megrabian, Peter Dingle A Sylphide : Laura Cazzaniga |
| Pas d deux from Die Moewe ( The Seagull ) |
music : Dmitri Schostakowitsch choreography & costume : John Neumeier premiere : 16. June 2002, Hamburg Ballet |
Nina(a young girl) : Heather Jurgensen Trigorin(a choreographer) : Otto Bubenicek |
| Sylvia Pas de deux | music : Leo Delibes choreography : George Balanchine staging : Mariana Eglevsky premiere : 1 Dec. 1950, New York City Ballet |
Agnes Letestu Ballet de l'Opera de Paris (In the program, Jose Martinez was also noted, but he had to dance for Manuel Legriss, so he was in Paris then.) |
| Homage to George Balanchine Mozart 338 |
music : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart choreography : John Neumeier staging : Radik Zaripov, Susanne Menck costume : Jil Sander premiere : 8. Jan. 1984, Hamburg Ballet |
Anna Polikarpova, Ivan Urban Helene Bouchet, Thiago Bordin Anja Behrend, Anna Laudere, Maria Kousouni, Dina Zaripova Anton Alexandrov, Peter Dingle, Emil Faskhoutodinov, Arsen Megrabian, Stefano Palmigiano, Yohan Stegli, Sebastien Thill, Konstantin Tselikov |
| Part II Ashton | ||
| Monotones | music : Erik Satie, orchestrated by Claude Debussy and Roland-Manuel choreography : Frederick Ashton staging : Grant Coyle costume : Frederick Ashton premiere : 23. Mar.1965, The Royal Ballet |
Zenaida Yanowsky* Jiri Bubenicek Otto Bubenicek * The Royal Ballet, London |
| Pas de deux from The Dream |
music : Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, arranged by John Lanchbery choreography : Frederick Ashton premiere : 2. April 1964, The Royal Ballet |
Titania : Leanne Benjamin* Oberon : Cedric Ygnace** * The Royal Ballet, London ** Het National Ballet, Amsterdam |
| Five Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan |
music : Johannes Brahms choreography : Frederick Ashton after Isadora Duncan premiere 1 waltz : 22. June 1975, Nijinsky-Gala I, Hamburgische Staatsoper the complete version : 15. June 1976, Gala at 50. Birthday of Ballet Rambert piano : Jonathan Higgins |
Molly Smolen Birmingham Royal Ballet |
| Tweedledum and Tweedledee | music : Percy Grainger choreography : Frederick Ashton premiere : 28. Nov. 1977, Friends of One-Parent Families Gala |
Carol-Anne Millar Christopher Larsen Kit Holder The Royal Ballet, London |
| Thais Pas de dux | music : Jules Massenet choreography : Fredeick Ashton staging : Grant Coyle costume : Anthony Dowell premiere : 21 Mar. 1971 |
Silvia Azzoni Alexandre Riabko |
| Part III Erbe und Einfluss ( Inheritance and influence ) | ||
| from The Dance House |
music : Dmitri Schostakowtsch choreography : David Bintley costume : Robert Heindel premiere : Sep. 1994, San Francisco Ballet |
Jenna Roberts Iain Mackey Robert Parker Birmingham Royal Ballet |
| Pas de dux from After the Rain |
music : Arvo Part, "Spiegel im Spiegel" choreography : Christopher Wheeldon premiere : 22. Jan. 2005, New York City Ballet violin : Anton Barachovsky piano : Nadja Belneeva |
Wendy Whelan Craig Hall New York City Ballet |
| from The Shakespeare Suite Hamlet |
choreography : David Bintley costume : Jasper Conran premiere : 6. Oct. 1999, Birmingham Royal Ballet |
Robert Parker Birmingham Royal Ballet |
| from Funfte Sinfonie von Gustav Mahler |
music : Gustav Mahler choreography & costume : John Neumeier premiere of Adagitto as "Epilogue" : 8. July 1975, American Ballet Theater premiere : 10. Dec. 1989, Hamburg Ballet |
Adagietto Agnes Letestu*, Ivan Urban Finale Hamburg Ballet Ensemble |
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