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Music by Beethoven, Wagner, Minkus, Satie, Van Roon Dutch National Ballet presents a mixed programme that includes the famous Pas de Deux from Ludwig Minkus's Ballet Don Quixote, as well as the shorter piece Before/After, choreographed for the company's 2002 season and set to music by the contemporary Dutch composer, Marc van Roon. The timeless lyricism of the slow movement of Beethoven's piano sonata in B flat Op. 106 provides the accompaniment for Adagio Hammerklavier. A ballet for three couples, Adagio Hammerklavier has lost none of its expressive power in the 25 years since it entered Dutch National Ballet's repertoire. The passionate music from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde inspired Duet and is unashamedly romantic in its portrayal of the lovers, whilst Portrait, choreographed for a single dancer draws on the famous piano music of Eric Satie. Dutch National Ballet occupies a prominent position both nationally and internationally. With a troupe of more than seventy dancers, it is by far the largest dance company in the Netherlands and ranks amongst the leading companies in the world. Dutch National Ballet's repertoire includes a range of classical, Romantic, neo-classical, modern and contemporary choreographies and comprises a mix of intimate programmes and extensive, large-scale productions.