Anna Karenina (Eifman ballet)

Anna Karenina is a ballet choreographed by Boris Eifman, based on the 1877 novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. The première took place in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, 2 April 2005. The music is by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and includes excerpts from:

• Symphony No. 2 in C minor Little Russian, Op. 17
• The Tempest symphonic fantasy, Op. 18
• Francesca da Rimini symphonic fantasy, Op. 32
• Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42
  • Scherzo. Presto giocoso
• Suite No. 1 in D major, Op. 43
  • Andante sostenuto, moderato e con anima
  • Intermezzo: part 3. Andante semplice
• Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48
  • Andante non troppo. Allegro moderato
• Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55
• Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58
• Hamlet, overture-fantasy, Op. 67a
• Souvenir de Florence, string sextet in D minor, Op. 70
  • Adagio cantabile e con moto
• Symphony No. 6 in B minor Pathetique, Op. 74
• The Voyevoda symphonic ballad, Op. 78
• Romeo and Juliet fantasy-overture

See also[]

• List of ballets by title

References[]

• The Social Affairs Unit
• Anna Karenina: Music by Tchaikovsky