In his conversations with Robert Craft, Stravinsky did not specify which Tchaikovsky pieces he drew upon,[2] but "Danses suisses" quotes one of the more easily identifiable Tchaikovsky themes, the "Humoresque" from Two Pieces, Opus 10 (1871).[3] However, musicologist David Drew provided several musical sources in his liner notes for the 1963 Decca recording of the ballet by Ernest Ansermet:[4]
Scene I: Andante. Figures from Op. 19 No. 4 and the Barcarolle 'Juin' from Op. 37 bis
Vivace agitato. Figure from Op. 54 No. 7
Scene II: Tempo giusto.Humoresque Op. 10 No. 2 and Reverie du Soir, Op. 19 No. 1
Valse.Natha-Valse, Op. 51 No. 4
Scene III: Allegretto grazioso.Scherzo humoresque Op. 19 No. 2
Doppio movimento.Feuillet d'Album Op. 19 No. 3
Pas de deux.Nocturne, Op. 19 No. 4, Più mosso section
Scene—Andante non tanto.None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6
"In addition to the above, Robert Craft—joint author with Stravinsky of Expositions and Developments, the composer's third volume of autobiographical musings—supplies the following titles:"
Scherzo à la Russe, Op. 1 No. 1 for piano
Painfully and Sweetly, Op. 6 No. 3 for voice and piano
The Mujik plays the harmonica, Op. 39 No. 12 for piano
In the Village, Op. 40 No. 7 for piano
Danse russe, Op. 40 No. 10 for piano
Salon valse, Op. 31 No. 1 for piano
Lullaby on a storm (Berceuse), Op. 54 No. 10 for voice and piano
Serenade, Op. 63 No. 6 for voice and piano
In 1937, Balanchine made a full-length ballet for his American Ballet, which premiered on 27 April, at the Old Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. His 1950 version premiered on 28 November, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, at which time it was presented under the English translation of the title, The Fairy's Kiss (the original French title is now more commonly used by English-speakers).[citation needed]
The Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée is a concert suite for orchestra based on music from the ballet. Stravinsky arranged it in collaboration with Samuel Dushkin in 1934 and revised it in 1949. It has four movements:
Sinfonia
Danses suisses
Scherzo (Au moulin)
Pas de deux
Adagio
Variation
Coda
In 1932 Samuel Dushkin and the composer produced a version for violin and piano, using
the same title. Another episode from the ballet was arranged for violin and piano by Dushkin with the title Ballad. However, the latter only received the composer’s assent in 1947 after the French violinist Jeanne Gautier put forward an arrangement.