Composer: Richard Strauss
Performer: Jean-Guihen Queyras, Tabea Zimmermann
Orchestra: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM902370
Release: 2021
Size: 1.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Don Quixote, Op. 35
01. Introduzione. Mässiges Zeitmass
02. Thema. Mäßig (Don Quixote, Knight of the Doleful Countenance) – Maggiore (Sancho Panza)
03. Variation I. Gemächlich (The adventure with the windmills)
04. Variation II. Kriegerisch (The battle with the sheep)
05. Variation III. Mäßiges Zeitmaß (Dialogue between knight and squire)
06. Variation IV. Etwas breiter (The adventure with the pilgrims)
07. Variation V. Sehr langsam (The knight’s vigil)
08. Variation VI. Schnell (The meeting with Dulcinea)
09. Variation VII. Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher (The ride through the air)
10. Variation VIII. Gemächlich (The voyage in the enchanted boat)
11. Variation IX. Schnell und stürmisch (The contest with the supposed enchanters)
12. Variation X. Viel breiter (The duel with the Knight of the White Moon – The defeated Don Quixote’s journey home)
13. Finale. Sehr ruhig (Death of Don Quixote)
14. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
15. Romance for cello & orchestra in F major, AV 75
After two memorable recordings devoted to Mahler’s Third and Fifth symphonies, Francois-Xavier Roth continues his exploration of the major works premiered by the Gurzenich Orchestra. In the spotlight this time are two of the young Richard Strauss’s most brilliant achievements: Till Eulenspiegel and Don Quixote. In the latter, a symphonic poem in the guise of a double concerto, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Tabea Zimmermann form a picaresque duo playing the Knight of the Doleful Countenance and his squire Sancho Panza.