Dvorák, Elgar and Schumann: Cello Concertos - R. Strauss: Don Quixote
Arkady Shteinlucht · Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra · Gerardo Edelstein · Kim Cook · St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo
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I. Introduktion. Mäßiges Zeitmaß. Don Quixote, immersed in the study of chivalric romances, loses his reason and decides to travel the world as a knight errant.
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II. Thema. Mäßig. Don Quixote, the Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance; Sancho Panza.
Kim Cook · Gerardo Edelstein · St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
III. Variation I. Gemächlich. They ride forth, under the sign of the beautiful Dulcinea of Toboso; Battle with the windmills.
Kim Cook · Gerardo Edelstein · St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
IV. Variation II. Kriegerisch. Victorious struggle against the army of the great Emperor Alifanfaron. (The Battle with the Sheep)
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V. Variation III. Mäßiges Zeitmaß. Conversation: Sancho’s questions, postulates, and adages; Don Quixote’s indoctrination, placation, and promises.
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VI. Variation IV. Etwas breiter. Battle with the penitents.
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VII. Variation V. Sehr langsam. Don Quixote on the night watch. Sighs, pleas, and protestations to Dulcinea.
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VIII. Variation VI. Schnell. Meeting with Dulcinea.
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IX. Variation VII. Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher. The ride through the air.
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X. Variation VIII. Gemächlich. Memorable adventure on the enchanted boat.
Gerardo Edelstein · Kim Cook · St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
XI. Variation IX. Schnell und stürmisch. Battle with the two sorcerers.
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XII. Variation X. Viel breiter. Don Quixote is defeated by the Knight of the White Moon; the journey home; Don Quixote’s mind emerges bright and clear from the shadow of madness.
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XIII. Finale. Sehr ruhig. Don Quixote’s death.
Gerardo Edelstein · St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra · Kim Cook
III. Finale. Allegro moderato
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