Le baiser de la fée

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: {{ordered list|list_style_type=upper-roman 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. ==Original casts==

American Ballet • Kathryn Mullowny • Gisella Caccialanza • Leda Anchutina • Annabelle Lyon • William Dollar New York City Ballet: Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée • Patricia McBride • Bettijane Sills • Carol Sumner • Helgi Tomasson == References ==