Kammermusik No. 2 (ballet)
Kammermusik No. 2 | |
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Choreographer | New York State Theater |
Original ballet company | New York City Ballet |
Genre | Neoclassical ballet |
Kammermusik No. 2 is a ballet choreographed by
Production
Balanchine's last ballet,
Kammermusik No. 2 was described by Balanchine's biographer Bernard Taper as "one of the most ingenious and technically accomplished ballets Balanchine had made, and one of his least ingratiating."[4]: 349 Karin von Aroldingen, one of the original cast members, called the ballet "Kammer-computer" as it is "speedy." She added, "even the pianist can't play the notes. It took us forever to learn it. The movement is very angular, very fast. If you lose concentration for one second, you ruin it all."[1] Sean Lavery, another original cast member, believed that Balanchine "knew exactly what the corps were doing when the principals were doing something else. He was so fast, so in tune with the music, so ahead of himself, that we couldn't keep up with him."[1]
Following Balanchine's death, the rights to Kammermusik No. 2 and five other ballets went to von Aroldingen.[5]
Original cast
- Karin von Aroldingen
- Sean Lavery
- Colleen Neary
- Adam Lüders
- John Bass
- Joseph Duell
- Peter Frame
- Kipling Houston
- Jay Jolley
- Laurance Matthews
- Peter Neumann
- Francis Sackett
Source:[3]
Performances
Kammermusik No. 2 premiered on January 26, 1978, at the
Critical reception
Following the premiere,
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-241-12180-1.
- ^ Goldstein, Leon (May 6, 1984). "A Ballet Musician Recalls Balanchine". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e Kisselgoff, Anna (January 28, 1978). "Balanchine's Kammermusik No. 2' Has Its Premiere at the City Ballet". The New York Times.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-520-06059-3.
- ^ Mead, Julia C. (October 2, 1997). "Karinn von AroldIngen: A Balanchine Disciple". East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
- ^ Macaulay, Alastair (May 2, 2012). "Balanchine's Gift for Joining What Nature Has Sundered". The New York Times.
- ^ Bleiberg, Laura (February 22, 2010). "Dance review: Los Angeles Ballet's Balanchine program". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Boston Ballet to Present Kaleidoscope, 3/17". BroadwayWorld. March 4, 2016.
- ^ Ellis, Kathi E. B. (April 9, 2016). "Review: Louisville Ballet At Home With Balanchine". WFPL.
- ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (February 13, 1984). "Dance: City Ballet's 'Kammermusik'". The New York Times.
External links
- Kammermusik No. 2 on New York City Ballet's website
- Kammermusik No. 2 on the George Balanchine Trust's website