Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet

Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet

"Brahms — Schoenberg Quartet" is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to Brahms's "Piano Quartet No. 1" in G minor, Op. 25 (1861) orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg in 1937. The premiere took place on April 12, 1966, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by Karinska, original lighting by Ronald Bates and current lighting by Mark Stanley.

"Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet" was Balanchine's first abstract made for the stage at the New York State Theater (City Ballet had previously performed on the smaller stage of City Center of Music and Drama, its home since its founding until its move to the New York State Theatre.)

Balanchine is quoted as saying that chamber music was not suited to large ballets, chamber pieces being "too long, with too many repeats, and [are] meant for small rooms." Schoenberg expressed similar feelings about the "Brahms Piano Quartet"; that it "is always very badly played, as the better the pianist, the louder he plays, and one hears nothing of the strings."

Cast

original

*First movement :"Allegro"
*Melissa Hayden:"8 women"
*Gloria Govrin
*André Prokovsky:"4 men"

*Second movement :"Intermezzo"
*Patricia McBride:"3 women"
*Conrad Ludlow*


*Third movement :"Andante"
*Allegra Kent
*Edward Villella

:"3 female demi-soloists …":"… and 12 women"


*Fourth movement :"Rondo alla Zingarese"
*Suzanne Farrell:"8 women"
*Jacques d'Amboise:"8 men"

Spring 2008

*First movement
*Rachel Rutherford
*Ellen Bar
*Philip Neal
*Second movement
*Sterling Hyltin
*Stephen Hanna
*Third movement
*Megan Fairchild
*Andrew Veyette
*Fourth movement
*Sara Mearns
*Amar Ramasar

Notes

*The Balanchine Foundation website reports that the premiere was held April 21, 1966, following a preview at the annual City Ballet gala benefit, April 19, and that Kent Stowell partnered Patricia McBride in the second movement "Intermezzo" rather than Conrad Ludlow and April 12 as stated on the NYCB website.

References

* "Playbill", New York City Ballet, Thursday, June 19, 2008

* "Repertory Week", New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 8

External links

* [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website]

* [http://www.balanchine.com George Balanchine Trust website]

* [http://www.balanchine.org George Balanchine Foundation website]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70913F6345F1A7493C0AB178FD85F428685F9 NY Times review by Clive Barnes, April 22, 1966]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/arts/dance/10ball.html NY Times review by Alastair Macaulay, June 10, 2008]


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