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Zakouski

Photo © Paul Kolnik
Music	Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (1915) by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Parasha's Song from the opera Mavra (1921-22) by Igor Stravinsky, Cinq Melodies (Fourth Melody) (1920) by Sergei Prokofiev, and Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 (1877) by Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky Credit >
Choreography	Peter Martins
Premiere	November 17, 1992, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater
Original Cast	Margaret Tracey, Nikolaj Hübbe
Average Length	15 min.
	Zakouski is the Russian term for hors d'oeuvres. This ballet for two dancers set to four short works for violin and piano explores through vernacular gesture and movement the emotional terrain of its musical sources. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a leading Soviet composer and a brilliant pianist. He left Russia in 1918 and lived in Germany and Paris for the next sixteen years, with frequent trips to America for concert appearances. In 1934 he settled in Moscow and composed prolifically until his death. Among his better known works are the ballet scores Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, and The Prodigal Son, the opera Love for Three Oranges, the children's classic Peter and the Wolf, the film score and cantata for Alexander Nevsky, and the Classical Symphony. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Russian composer, conductor and pianist. He studied at the St. Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories. His distinctive musical style is characterized by richness of melody, harmony and texture, a particular flair for vocal music and a sensitivity to Russian poetry. His Seco

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