Maria Tallchief, André Eglevsky, and members of New York City Ballet dance the second movement from George Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony, set to excerpts from Mendelssohn’s Third Symphony. Both dancers created their roles in the ballet, choreographed by Balanchine in 1952. This performance was originally telecast by NBC on April 9, 1959, as part of an episode of The Bell Telephone Hour. The conductor is Donald Voorhees:
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