Word: mozartiana
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...celebration inevitably produced the sorts of glitches on which N.Y.C.B. fans seem to thrive. There was one real disappointment: in the midst of the first performance of Mozartiana, Balanchine's major effort, Suzanne Farrell sprained her foot; subsequent performances of a beautiful and complex ballet had to be canceled. When Jacques d'Amboise saw his new Concert Fantasy performed for the first time before a full theater, he promptly canceled the last half of it; that led to a certain bemusement among those trying to follow the printed program, which remained unchanged on later evenings. Jerome Robbins...
...Robbins shows off Ib Andersen. Since he has four new roles, this might even be called an Ib Andersen Festival. He is an elegant, ardent dramatic dancer who has the clear allegro technique that the "Balanchine style" needs. If Robbins does not test him (as Balanchine does in Mozartiana), he makes Piano Pieces a study of the protean Andersen in motion...
...Tchaikovsky Mozartiana that completed the program is an unusual work, most notable in the final Theme and Variations movement. The lighter moments were many: a strings-celeste variation that sounded like bad ballet music, a jazz-like clarinet cadenza, and some frantic runs for the strings leading perfectly to the mock ending. Robert Portney's playing was dazzling in the solo violin variations...
...dining hall was jammed Wednesday night as the Adams House Musical Society opened its season with a concert of Mozart's rarely-performed orchestral and chamber music. The orchestra, under the direction of William P. Perry, rendered a group of selections comparatively less interesting technically and subjectively than typical Mozartiana. But the ensemble and soloists provided an audience of over 600 with a group of seldom-heard compositions adequately, if not expertly, performed...
...Dardanelle (Breckenridge), shows a light, teasing touch, articulate phrasing. Ralph Sutton, a favorite at Greenwich Village's Eddie Condon's, bumps out Ain't Mishavin', Muskat Ramble and Deep Henderson in two-beat and Fats Waller style. Walter Gross's efforts with Mozartiana and The Way You Look Tonight are pretty and carefully arranged...