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Work: Concerto Barocco

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ComposerBach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
PeriodBaroque
Work typeDance
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Good vibrations: Robbins, Balanchine and Bach at New York City Ballet

Emilie Gerrity and Unity Phelan in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco © Erin Baiano
Concerto Barocco and The Goldberg Variations make an unbeatable, timeless pairing at New York City Ballet. 
*****
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All Balanchine I tackles the Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet "problem"

Sara Mearns and Tyler Angle in George Balanchine's Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet © Erin Baiano
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet comes across as a work with fragments of greatness rather than a masterpiece but the rest of the evening offers sheer brilliance.
****1
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NYCB: Ballets that dance themselves?

Mira Nadon and Gilbert Bolden III in George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco © Erin Baiano
The final performance at NYCB’s fall season was the best one. One has to have just pure admiration for this company, its dancers, its history, its future.
*****
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