Product Details

• Actors: New York City Ballet, George Balanchine, Suzanne Farrell, Merrill Ashley
• Format: Classical, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Unknown (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Nonesuch
• DVD Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000228SWS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,083 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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TZIGANE/ANDANTE FROM DIVERTIMENTO NO. - DVD Movie

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87 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Dancing but the sound is Out of Synch!, July 21, 2004

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Ballet Boy "Isis14" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Choreography By Balanchine / Tzigane, Andante from Divertimento No 15, The Four Temperaments, Selections from Jewels, Stravinsky Violin Concerto (DVD)

Don't waste your money. Unfortunately, this long awaited DVD was transferred badly and the sound in part one is out of synch by several counts. Suzanne Farrell and Merrill Ashley are dancing off the music and it is very annoying. It is unbelievable that something like this could happen when you take into consideration that Balanchine was probably the most musical choreographer that ever lived. Never pedantic, always magical. I did inform the Balanchine Trust. They were surprised and are looking into it. They are aware that the transfer was done incorrectly. The company that produced the DVD, Nonesuch was also called but did not respond. Wait until it?s fixed unless you like dancing 4 counts behind the music.

56 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suzanne Farrell returns in Tzigane, July 7, 2004

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This review is from: Choreography By Balanchine / Tzigane, Andante from Divertimento No 15, The Four Temperaments, Selections from Jewels, Stravinsky Violin Concerto (DVD)

Worth it for Suzanne Farrell's abondoned return to the fold in Tzigane - the moment in the coda when she bends back into Martin's supporting arm is worth the price of admission. Weakness: they omit the Rudies section of Jewels supposedly because Heather Watts was not happy with her performance. Nice to see Kay Mazzo again. Wish they would release Serenade and Duo Concertante, the initial programs of the Great Performance Balanchine series.

Included:
Tzigane: Farrell/Martins

Andante from Divertimento No 15 w/ Ashley, Calegari, Pillarre,
Saland, Spohn, Bennett, Casttelli, Weiss

The Four Temperments w/Cook, Luders, Neary, Ashley, Duell

Selections from Jewels
Emeralds: Ashley, Ebitz, Bourne, Duell, Watts, von Aronldingen, Lavery

Diamonds pas de deux: Farrell/Martins

Stranvinsky Violin Concerto: Mazzo, von Arnoldigen, Martins, Cook

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it!, January 24, 2007

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John Gray Hunter Jr. "smartalex" (Wilmington, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Choreography By Balanchine / Tzigane, Andante from Divertimento No 15, The Four Temperaments, Selections from Jewels, Stravinsky Violin Concerto (DVD)

YES....let this and the other 1 star review stop you from buying this DVD. The works on it are masterpieces, but the lousy inexcusable tech problems do not deserve your hard earned money! The music is off by maybe a second, but c'mon....this isn't American Bandstand. It's BALLET...precision is the rule. I would hope you would care enough to mind, whether you've seen the ballets before or not.
"The 4 Temperaments" is the best of Balenchine. A piece of perfection to fantastic music by Hindeminth. The choreography actually enhances the already brilliant score. But if dancers are not dancing to the beats, it is ruined and that's what you have here. It is unwatchable!