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Sir Frederick Ashton鈥檚 first post-war work was both a homage to classical ballet and a response to the fashion for a more literary ballet repertoire.

Symphonic Variations is a one act ballet for just six dancers, in an abstract style and with a minimal set by Sophie Federovitch. The Russian-born designer worked with Ashton on eleven ballets, beginning with his first work in 1926; he described her as "my greatest artistic collaborator and adviser".

The music was composed by C茅sar Franck.