Igor Stravinsky Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée Symphonie Danses Suisses Scherzo Pas de deux: Adagio – Variation – Coda
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Ferenc Fricsay, conductor 1952 Live recording
Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss) is a 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 '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. [...] The Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée is a concert suite for orchestra based on music from the ballet. Stravinsky arranged it in 1934 and revised it in 1949.