Don Quichotte (1965)

This is the music for one of Balanchine's greatest ballets, treating of the human condition, love and dreams, notable for its use of mime, costumes and props, and Nicolas Nabokov's music to mark and underscore the dramatic intent of the choreography. As John Rockwell wrote This is sometimes acerbic music, but it matches the drama, captures the varied moods and is sometimes downright gorgeous.