Agon
Ballet
Agon is a 22-minute ballet for twelve dancers with music by Igor Stravinsky. It was choreographed by George Balanchine. Stravinsky began composition in December 1953 but was interrupted the next year; he resumed work in 1956 and concluded on April 27, 1957. The music was premiered in Los Angeles at UCLA's Royce Hall on June 17, 1957, conducted by Robert Craft. Stravinsky himself conducted the sessions for the work's first recording the following day on June 18, 1957. Agon was first performed on stage by the New York City Ballet at the City Center of Music and Drama on December 1, 1957.
Movements
- Pas de quatre
- Double Pas de quatre
- Triple Pas de quatre
- Prélude
- First Pas de trois. Saraband Step
- First Pas de trois. Coda
- First Pas de trois. Gaillarde
- First Pas de trois. Interlude
- Second Pas de trois. Bransle simple
- Second Pas de trois. Bransle gay
- Second Pas de trois. Bransle double
- Second Pas de trois. Interlude
- Second Pas de trois. Pas de deux. Coda
- Second Pas de trois. Four Duos
- Second Pas de trois. Four Trios. Coda
Recommended recordings
- Los Angeles Festival Symphony Orchestra · Igor Stravinsky YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- London Sinfonietta · Riccardo Chailly YouTubeSpotify (subscription)