Johannes Brahms

Initials R.B.M.E.

Initials R.B.M.E. () is a ballet choreographed by John Cranko to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2. The ballet is plotless, and features four movements, each with a lead dancer. The ballet was created for

Production#

Cranko set Initials R.B.M.E. to Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2. The four had been Cranko’s close friends and muses since their early days at Stuttgart Ballet, and their dancing styles were instrumental in shaping Cranko’s works there. in the order of their appearances in the ballet. The ballet’s costumes and sets were designed by Jürgen Rose. Initials R.B.M.E. premiered on 18 January 1972, at the Staatsoper Stuttgart. In his biography on Cranko, dance critic John Percival described the ballet as one of his most successful works. It is also one of Cranko’s final ballets before his sudden death in 1973.

Choreography#

Initials R.B.M.E. is a plotless neoclassical ballet.

Composer: Johannes Brahms