Le baiser de la fée
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's short story Isjomfruen (English: The Ice-Maiden), the work is an homage to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, for the 35th anniversary of the composer's death.A commission by Ida Rubinstein from 1927, the ballet was choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered in Paris on 27 November 1928.The Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée is a concert suite for orchestra based on music from the ballet.It has four movements: In 1932 Samuel Dushkin and the composer produced a version for violin and piano, using the same title.However, the latter only received the composer’s assent in 1947 after the French violinist Jeanne Gautier put forward an arrangement.