Four Bagatelles is New York City Ballet ballet master Jerome Robbins' only ballet made to the music of Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 33, Nos. 4, 5, and 2 (in order of performance) and Bagatelles, Op. 126, No. 4. The premiere took place on Thursday, 10 January 1974 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. The ballet was revived for the 2008 Spring Jerome Robbins celebration.

Original cast

Gelsey Kirkland

Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux

References

NYCBallet website

Playbill, NYCB, Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Playbill, City Center, Wednesday and Thursday, September 30 – October 1, 2009

New York City Ballet News, Spring 2008

Repertory Week, NYCB, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 7

Articles

Sunday NY Times, Clive Barnes, May 26, 1974

Reviews

NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, January 12, 1974

Sunday NY Times, Clive Barnes, February 17, 1974

Sunday NY Times, Deborah Jowitt, December 8, 1974

NY Times, Alastair Macaulay, June 12, 2008

NY Times, Alastair Macaulay, October 1, 2009

Ballets by Jerome Robbins

Ballets to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven

1974 ballet premieres

New York City Ballet repertory

Fall for Dance 2009 repertory

Four Bagatelles