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New York City Ballet in Montreal Vol.2 | VAI DVDVAI4572

New York City Ballet in Montreal Vol.2

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Label: VAI

Cat No: DVDVAI4572

Barcode: 0089948457299

Format: DVD - NTSC

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Ballet

Release Date: 1st September 2014

Contents

Artists

Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Noel Brunet (violin)
Diana Adams
Tanaquil Le Clercq
Jacques d’Amboise
Maria Tallchief
Andre Eglevsky
Violette Verdy
Francia Russell
Nicholas Magallanes
Corps de ballet of New York City Ballet
Orchestre de Radio-Canada

Conductors

Arthur Davison
Jean Deslauriers
Robert Irving

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV1043

Glazunov, Alexander

Raymonda, op.57
» Grand Pas Classique Hongrois (Act 3)

Stravinsky, Igor

Agon (ballet for twelve dancers)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

The Nutcracker, op.71
» Grand pas de deux

Artists

Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Noel Brunet (violin)
Diana Adams
Tanaquil Le Clercq
Jacques d’Amboise
Maria Tallchief
Andre Eglevsky
Violette Verdy
Francia Russell
Nicholas Magallanes
Corps de ballet of New York City Ballet
Orchestre de Radio-Canada

Conductors

Arthur Davison
Jean Deslauriers
Robert Irving

About

This second volume in VAI’s series features three major ballets by Balanchine, plus an extended excerpt from his version of The Nutcracker, which was the first full-length ballet to enter NYCB’s repertoire during the company’s fledgling years.

Balanchine himself is on hand to introduce Agon, a work he and Igor Stravinsky created for the NYCB in 1957.

Contents:
- CONCERTO BAROCCO

Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by J S Bach (Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043)
Principal Dancers: Diana Adams, Tanaquil Le Clercq, Jacques d’Amboise
Orchestre de Radio-Canada
Solo violinists: Henryk Szeryng, Noël Brunet
Arthur Davison, conductor
Telecast of January 19, 1956

- PAS DE DIX
Choreography by George Balanchine, after Petipa’s Raymonda
Music by Alexander Glazunov
Principal Dancers: Maria Tallchief, André Eglevsky
Orchestre de Radio-Canada
Jean Deslauriers, conductor
Telecast of November 5, 1957

- AGON (introduced by Balanchine)
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Igor Stravinsky
Diana Adams, Violette Verdy, Jillana, Francia Russell, Todd Bolender, Arthur Mitchell, Richard Rapp, Roy Tobias, Susan Borree, Carole Fields, and Marlene Mesavage
Orchestre de Radio-Canada
Robert Irving, conductor
Telecast of March 10, 1960

- Grand pas de deux from THE NUTCRACKER
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Diana Adams, Nicholas Magallanes

Black & White, 69 minutes, 4:3, NTSC (Playable all regions)

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