George Balanchine Catalogue

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Introduction to the Database

Preface by Lincoln Kirstein
Background

Chronology: Life and Works
Roles Performed By Balanchine

Chronological Title List
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Festivals Directed By Balanchine
Bibliography
Filmography
Videography

Itineraries Undertaken by
Balanchine's American
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50. ÉTUDE

Music: By Alexander Scriabin (Caresse Dansée, Op. 57, 1908, and one of the preludes, both for piano).

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Premiere: April 1925, Monte Carlo.

Cast: Ruth Page, Michel Pavloff..

Note: Three brief pieces to Scriabin [50--50.2] and Polka Mélancolique [51], the first works commissioned from Balanchine by an American, were choreographed at the request of the dancer Ruth Page during her brief time as a member of the Diaghilev company. They were given unofficial concert performances and were soon lost, although Page left a written description of the Polka.