New & Current Releases
Archives: A-Z By Title
Archives: A-Z By Author
Advanced Search

All-Time High Scores
Best Of 2006
Best Of 2005
Best Of 2004
How Metascores Are Calculated
Discuss Books In Our Forums

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed books.

George Balanchine
The Ballet Maker
by Robert Gottlieb


N/A

based on 12 reviews
read critic reviews
how did we calculate this?

based on 0 votes
read user comments
rate this book

Compare prices at pricegrabber.com

Buy it at powells.com

Buy it at amazon.com

Buy it at amazon.co.uk

BOOKS:

All In The Dances by Terry Teachout

Official Publisher Site

Gottlieb's biography chronicles the life and work of mid-20th century America's preeminent choreographer, who among other achievements, headed the New York City Ballet for many years.

Harper Collins, 224 pages
11/01/2004
$19.95

ISBN: 0060750707

Nonfiction
Biographies & Memoirs

NOTES:
Part of the "Eminent Lives" series.

All reviews are classified as one of five grades: Outstanding (4 points), Favorable (3), Mixed (2), Unfavorable (1) and Terrible (0). To calculate the Metascore, we divide total points achieved by the total points possible (i.e., 4 x the number of reviews), with the resulting percentage (multiplied by 100) being the Metascore. Learn more...

Entertainment Weekly Joan Keener

Paints a superb portrait of the aloof, polite, deeply romantic Russian native who composed scores of now-canonical works ''without apparent hitch or hesitation.''

Library Journal Barbara Hoffert

This is an eminent summation of what was indeed an "eminent life." [1 Nov. 2004, p. 87]

Los Angeles Times Mindy Aloff

This book sounds much like the way he spoke about Balanchine in the halls of the New Yorker, where I was a contributor during the late '80s and early '90s. Its integrity is unquestionable. [24 Oct. 2004, R6]

Publishers Weekly

This loving tribute captures Balanchine's legacy: his energy, confidence, lack of pretension and, most important, his joy in creation. [11 Oct. 2004, p. 72]

Washington Post Laura Jacobs

The Ballet Maker is a graceful little book, a twirl into the world of George Balanchine.

Booklist Donna Seaman

[Gottlieb's] insider's view infuses his involving, meticulous biography with expertise and abiding respect. [1 Nov. 2004, p. 459]

San Francisco Chronicle Rachel Howard

This is a book of eyewitness elegance rather than evangelical passion, full of satisfying connections for those who have read the existing Balanchine biographies.

The New York Times Book Review Benedict Nightingale

I'd recommend Gottlieb's book for its authority, completeness and articulate excellence.

The New Yorker

In this brief yet energetic biography, [Gottlieb] moves briskly through an extraordinarily eventful life.

New York Review Of Books Toni Bentley

Gottlieb's book is well informed and makes a perfect introduction to the man.

Kirkus Reviews

Another brief biography published to coincide with the centennial of the legendary choreographer's birth, gaining color and immediacy from the author's behind-the-scenes knowledge of the New York City Ballet. [1 Nov. 2004, p. 1037]

The New York Times Jennifer Dunning

His tone is authoritative and urbane, though his recitation of Balanchine's midperiod history is sometimes dry.

The average user rating for this book is 0.0 (out of 10) based on 0 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Discuss this book in our forums

Return to top of page

George Balanchine The Ballet Maker by Robert Gottlieb

George Balanchine
The Ballet Maker
by Robert Gottlieb