354. Brahms - Schoenberg Quartet 1966
Johannes Brahms (Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, 1861, orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg, 1937)
George Balanchine
Scenery by Peter Harvey, executed by Feller Scenery Studios. Costumes by Karinska. Lighting by Ronald Bates
April 21, 1966, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving. (Preview: Annual New York City Ballet Gala Benefit, April 19.)
ALLEGRO: Melissa Hayden, André Prokovsky; Gloria Govrin; 8 women, 4 men;
INTERMEZZO: Patricia McBride, Kent Stowell, 3 women;
ANDANTE: Allegra Kent, Edward Villella, 3 female demi-soloists, 12 women;
RONDO ALLA ZINGARESE: Suzanne Farrell, Jacques d’Amboise, 8 couples
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
Brahms’s First Piano Quartet was given the power of the full orchestra by Schoenberg; following the form of the music, the four danced movements are unrelated to one another.

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