Walpurgisnacht (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Sonatine (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Valses nobles et sentimentales (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Symphony in C (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Notes:
Title from disc label. New York City Ballet ; Orchestre Prométhée ; conductor, Daniel Capps. Recorded at Théâtre du Châtelet, July 2016, during Festival Les Étés de la Danse 2016.
Contents:
Walpurgisnacht ballet / music, Charles Gounod ; choreography, George Balanchine -- Sonatine / music, Maurice Ravel ; choreography, George Balanchine -- La valse / music, Maurice Ravel ; choreography, George Balanchine -- Symphony in C / music, Georges Bizet ; choreography, George Balanchine.
Summary:
The exceptional production, performed in Paris after eight years of absence, revolves around three great French composers who inspired NYCB founder George Balanchine: Charles Gounod, Maurice Ravel and Georges Bizet. the four ballets performed, choreographed from 1925 to 1980, perfectly encapsulate Balanchine's genius and his very own neo-classical style.
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