Balletomania
JN the past few days I have heard Les " SylIphides, The Three-Cornered Hat, The Good-Humoured Ladies, The Wise Virgins, Carnaval, La Boutique Fanfasque (twice) Aurora’s Wedding and
Petrouchka. With those we have seen, the music is enriched by recollection of the performance; with those we have not seen, the wireless can do little to help our picture, and I .hope that running commentaries will not be introduced to ruin music that stands so well alone. But Stravinsky is har-
der work for many of us than Schu- | mann, Bech, Walton, or, ScarlattiTommasini, and Petrouchka was created as few other ballets have been, through close collaboration between composer, choreographer and director. So when music from this ballet, which I have not seen, was played from 1YX the other night, I was grateful for the short introductory remarks from the station, and for two small books read recently-the Pelican special, Ballet, and that most entertaining ene A Bullet in the /
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 295, 16 February 1945, Page 9
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159Balletomania New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 295, 16 February 1945, Page 9
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