In his conversations with Robert Craft, Stravinsky did not specify which Tchaikovsky pieces he drew upon,[2] but "Danses suisses" quotes one of the more easily identifiable Tchaikovsky themes, the "Humoresque" from Two Pieces, Opus 10 (1871).[3] However, musicologist David Drew provided several musical sources in his liner notes for the 1963 Decca recording of the ballet by Ernest Ansermet:[4]
Scene I: Andante. Figures from Op. 19 No. 4 and the Barcarolle 'Juin' from Op. 37 bis
Vivace agitato. Figure from Op. 54 No. 7
Scene II: Tempo giusto.Humoresque Op. 10 No. 2 and Reverie du Soir, Op. 19 No. 1
Valse.Natha-Valse, Op. 51 No. 4
Scene III: Allegretto grazioso.Scherzo humoresque Op. 19 No. 2
Doppio movimento.Feuillet d'Album Op. 19 No. 3
Pas de deux.Nocturne, Op. 19 No. 4, Più mosso section
Scene—Andante non tanto.None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6
"In addition to the above, Robert Craft—joint author with Stravinsky of Expositions and Developments, the composer's third volume of autobiographical musings—supplies the following titles:"
Scherzo à la Russe, Op. 1 No. 1 for piano
Painfully and Sweetly, Op. 6 No. 3 for voice and piano
The Mujik plays the harmonica, Op. 39 No. 12 for piano
In the Village, Op. 40 No. 7 for piano
Danse russe, Op. 40 No. 10 for piano
Salon valse, Op. 31 No. 1 for piano
Lullaby on a storm (Berceuse), Op. 54 No. 10 for voice and piano
Serenade, Op. 63 No. 6 for voice and piano
In 1937, Balanchine made a full-length ballet for his American Ballet, which premiered on 27 April, at the Old Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. His 1950 version premiered on 28 November, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, at which time it was presented under the English translation of the title, The Fairy's Kiss (the original French title is now more commonly used by English-speakers).[citation needed]
The Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée is a concert suite for orchestra based on music from the ballet. Stravinsky arranged it in collaboration with Samuel Dushkin in 1934 and revised it in 1949. It has four movements:
Sinfonia
Danses suisses
Scherzo (Au moulin)
Pas de deux
Adagio
Variation
Coda
In 1932 Samuel Dushkin and the composer produced a version for violin and piano, using the same title. Another episode from the ballet was arranged for violin and piano by Dushkin with the title Ballad. However, the latter only received the composer’s assent in 1947 after the French violinist Jeanne Gautier put forward an arrangement.
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For other uses see Le baiser de la fee disambiguation Le Baiser de la fee The Fairy s Kiss is a neoclassical ballet in one act and four scenes composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1928 and revised in 1950 for George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet Based on Hans Christian Andersen s short story Isjomfruen English The Ice Maiden the work is an homage to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for the 35th anniversary of the composer s death Stravinsky elaborated several melodies from early piano pieces and songs by Tchaikovsky in his score A commission by Ida Rubinstein from 1927 the ballet was choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered in Paris on 27 November 1928 1 Le Baiser de la feeChoreographerBronislava NijinskaMusicIgor StravinskyPremiere27 November 1928ParisOriginal ballet companyBallets RussesGenreNeoclassical balletTypeclassical balletIn his conversations with Robert Craft Stravinsky did not specify which Tchaikovsky pieces he drew upon 2 but Danses suisses quotes one of the more easily identifiable Tchaikovsky themes the Humoresque from Two Pieces Opus 10 1871 3 However musicologist David Drew provided several musical sources in his liner notes for the 1963 Decca recording of the ballet by Ernest Ansermet 4 Scene I Andante Figures from Op 19 No 4 and the Barcarolle Juin from Op 37 bis Vivace agitato Figure from Op 54 No 7 Scene II Tempo giusto Humoresque Op 10 No 2 and Reverie du Soir Op 19 No 1 Valse Natha Valse Op 51 No 4 Scene III Allegretto grazioso Scherzo humoresque Op 19 No 2 Doppio movimento Feuillet d Album Op 19 No 3 Pas de deux Nocturne Op 19 No 4 Piu mosso section Scene Andante non tanto None but the lonely heart Op 6 No 6 In addition to the above Robert Craft joint author with Stravinsky of Expositions and Developments the composer s third volume of autobiographical musings supplies the following titles Scherzo a la Russe Op 1 No 1 for piano Painfully and Sweetly Op 6 No 3 for voice and piano The Mujik plays the harmonica Op 39 No 12 for piano In the Village Op 40 No 7 for piano Danse russe Op 40 No 10 for piano Salon valse Op 31 No 1 for piano Lullaby on a storm Berceuse Op 54 No 10 for voice and piano Serenade Op 63 No 6 for voice and pianoIn 1937 Balanchine made a full length ballet for his American Ballet which premiered on 27 April at the Old Metropolitan Opera House New York City His 1950 version premiered on 28 November at City Center of Music and Drama New York at which time it was presented under the English translation of the title The Fairy s Kiss the original French title is now more commonly used by English speakers citation needed In 1960 Kenneth MacMillan choreographed his own version for The Royal Ballet Contents 1 Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fee 2 Original casts 2 1 American Ballet 2 2 New York City Ballet Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fee 3 References 4 Sources 4 1 Reviews 5 External linksDivertimento from Le Baiser de la fee EditThe Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fee is a concert suite for orchestra based on music from the ballet Stravinsky arranged it in collaboration with Samuel Dushkin in 1934 and revised it in 1949 It has four movements SinfoniaDanses suissesScherzo Au moulin Pas de deux AdagioVariationCoda In 1932 Samuel Dushkin and the composer produced a version for violin and piano using the same title Another episode from the ballet was arranged for violin and piano by Dushkin with the title Ballad However the latter only received the composer s assent in 1947 after the French violinist Jeanne Gautier put forward an arrangement Balanchine created an entirely new work for the City Ballet s Stravinsky Festival using excerpts from the concert suite and the original ballet The premiere took place on 21 June 1972 at the New York State Theater Lincoln Center In 1974 Balanchine incorporated Tchaikovsky s None but the Lonely Heart for a new pas de deux citation needed Original casts EditAmerican Ballet Edit Kathryn Mullowny Gisella Caccialanza Leda Anchutina Annabelle Lyon William DollarNew York City Ballet Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fee Edit Patricia McBride Bettijane Sills Carol Sumner Helgi TomassonReferences Edit IMSLP List of works by Igor Stravinsky Retrieved 6 April 2013 Craft Robert 2002 Memories and Commentaries London Faber and Faber p 167 ISBN 0 571 21163 1 Judd Timothy January 24 2020 The Fairy s Kiss Stravinsky s Musical Homage to Tchaikovsky The Listeners Club Retrieved January 18 2021 Drew David 1963 Liner notes New York Decca Record Company STS 15228 Sources EditPlaybill New York City Ballet Friday June 20 2008 Repertory Week New York City Ballet Spring Season 2008 repertory week 8 Reviews Edit NY Times by Alastair Macaulay February 9 2008 NY Times by Jennifer Dunning May 30 2006 NY Times by Gia Kourlas May 30 2005 NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff November 23 1987 NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff June 13 1981 NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff November 20 1979 NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff February 4 1974 NY Times by Clive Barnes June 22 1972 NY Times by John Martin November 26 1951 Sunday New York Times by John Martin May 30 1937 Sunday NY Times by John Martin May 2 1937 NY Times by John Martin April 28 1937External links EditLe baiser de la fee Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Le baiser de la fee amp oldid 1144594790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
