349. Ballet Imperial 1964
(from 1973 called TSCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2)
- Music
Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky (Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44, 1879, abridged, rewritten and rearranged by Alexander Siloti)
- Choreography
George Balanchine. Staged by Frederic Franklin
- Production
Scenery by Rouben Ter-Arutunian (based on the 1941 production). Costumes by Karinska
- Premiere
October 15, 1964, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving. Pianist: Gordon Boelzner
- Cast
Suzanne Farrell, Jacques d’Amboise; Patricia Neary; Frank Ohman, Earle Sieveling; 2 female demi-soloists; 12 women, 6 men.
ALLEGRO BRILLANTE–ANDANTE; ANDANTE NON TROPPO; ALLEGRO CON FUOCO
ALLEGRO BRILLANTE–ANDANTE; ANDANTE NON TROPPO; ALLEGRO CON FUOCO
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
Originally presented by American Ballet Caravan, Rio de Janeiro, 1941; danced in 1942 as part of New Opera Company programs with rechoreographed ballerina cadenza, and in somewhat altered form by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1944. The 1964 production was based on the 1944 version, to which Balanchine then made a number of changes.
Frederic Franklin (similarity of 1944 and 1964 versions)
