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[PhiladelphiaOrchestra]

I'm curious. Did anyone ever see this ballet. The Violin Concerto is one of my favorite pieces, and I am curious to find out what exactly Balanchine did with this, especially the final "Turkish" movement.

I know this has been revived from time to time, especially by the Tulsa ballet, so it is not exactly lost. But what makes it special, especially to anyone who has ever seen it?

Thanks.

[rg]

all i can recall from one fleeting look at the Tulsa staging was that (in the first movement?) the female corps de ballet had an entrance that was reminiscent of the entrance of the Shades in LA BAYADERE's "Kingdom of the Shades" scene.

[Dale]

Suzanne Farrell's company just performed the pas de deux last Fall.

[EAW]

I think that the entrance a la Shades scene occurs in the second, adagio movement.

[Jack Reed]

You may be able to see (some of) the adagio movement -- the pas de deux -- here, if your computer can play Real Media files (The one I'm on now can't, so I haven't checked this):

http://kennedy-cente...ive.html#search

Search by keyword = Farrell and genre = Ballet.  Click on the "Watch this Performance" link for the February 23, 2007 performance.  

I posted a guide to this video here:

http://ballettalk.in...p...st&p=198555