More Balanchine variations
By: Nancy Goldner
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780813037530
Subjects: Ballet; Choreography; Choreographers; History
Description: "Provides insightful analysis and description of twenty Balanchine ballets"--Provided by publisher.

In this volume, Nancy Goldner offers in-depth discussions of twenty more of George Balanchine's ballots. Goldner's focus is not on history or biography but on the dances themselves: the technique, the coordination with music, the storytelling, and the evolution of Balanchine's style.--[book cover]
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1941: Ballet Imperial (Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2); title: 1947: Symphony in C; title: 1948: Orpheus; title: 1951: La Valse; title: 1952: Scotch Symphony; title: 1956: Allegro Brillante; title: 1956: Divertimento No. 15; title: 1958: Stars and Stripes; title: 1959: Episodes; title: 1960: Monumentum Pro Gesualdo; title: 1960: Liebeslieder Walzer; title: 1961: Raymonda Variations; title: 1963: Bugaku; title: 1966: Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet; title: 1974: Coppélia; title: 1975: Le Tombeau de Couperin; title: 1976: Chaconne; title: 1977: Vienna Waltzes; title: 1981: Mozartiana.