STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949) | |
DON QUIXOTE, Op. 35 - Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character | |
1. | Introduction: (Don Quixote loses his sanity after reading novels about knights, and decides to become a knight-errant") | 6:24 | |
2. | Theme: ("Don Quixote, knight of the sorrowful countenance") | 2:20 | |
3. | Variation I: ("Adventure at the Windmills") | 2:58 | |
4. | Variation II: ("The victorious struggle against the army of the great emperor Alifanfaron") | 1:21 | |
5. | Variation III: ("Dialogue between Knight and Squire") | 8:42 | |
6. | Variation IV: ("Unhappy adventure with a procession of pilgrims") | 1:57 | |
7. | Variation V: ("The knight's vigil") | 4:11 | |
8. | Variation VI: ("The Meeting with Dulcinea") | 1:14 | |
9. | Variation VII: ("The Ride through the Air") | 1:16 | |
10. | Variation VIII: ("The Voyage in the Enchanted Boat") | 1:51 | |
11. | Variation IX: ("Battle with the magicians") | 1:13 | |
12. | Variation X: ("Two battles with the knights of the bright moon") | 4:41 | |
13. | Finale: ("Reflections to come" - Death of Don Quixote) | 5:40 | |
MIASKOVSKY, Nikolai Yakovlevich (1881-1950) | |
Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66 | |
14. | I. Lento ma non troppo - Andante - Tempo | 10:58 | |
15. | II. Allegro vivace - Piu Marcato - Meno Mosso - Tempo I - Piu largamente - Andante semplice e tranquillo - Tempo I - Piu tranquillo - Cadenza - Lento come prima | 16:59 | |