Dvorák, Elgar and Schumann: Cello Concertos - R. Strauss: Don Quixote
Arkady Shteinlucht, Gerardo Edelstein, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, Kim Cook, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo
Kim Cook, Arkady Shteinlucht, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
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.
Kim Cook, Gerardo Edelstein, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
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, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Gerardo Edelstein
IV. Variation II. Kriegerisch. Victorious struggle against the army of the great Emperor Alifanfaron. (The Battle with the Sheep)
Kim Cook, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Gerardo Edelstein
V. Variation III. Mäßiges Zeitmaß. Conversation: Sancho’s questions, postulates, and adages; Don Quixote’s indoctrination, placation, and promises.
Kim Cook, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Gerardo Edelstein
VI. Variation IV. Etwas breiter. Battle with the penitents.
Kim Cook, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Gerardo Edelstein
VII. Variation V. Sehr langsam. Don Quixote on the night watch. Sighs, pleas, and protestations to Dulcinea.
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Kim Cook, Gerardo Edelstein
VIII. Variation VI. Schnell. Meeting with Dulcinea.
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Gerardo Edelstein, Kim Cook
IX. Variation VII. Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher. The ride through the air.
Gerardo Edelstein, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Kim Cook
X. Variation VIII. Gemächlich. Memorable adventure on the enchanted boat.
Kim Cook, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Gerardo Edelstein
XI. Variation IX. Schnell und stürmisch. Battle with the two sorcerers.
Gerardo Edelstein, Kim Cook, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
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.
Kim Cook, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Gerardo Edelstein, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra
XIII. Finale. Sehr ruhig. Don Quixote’s death.
Kim Cook, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Gerardo Edelstein