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In his "Don Quixote", Richard Strauss (1864-1949) describes in ten variations the psychological structure of the Knight of the Rueful Countenance and his servant with a rich palette of orchestral resources: The knight of La Mancha himself is portrayed by the solo cello; Sancho Panza, his lumbering and voluble peasant servant, by a bass clarinet, tenor tuba, piccolo and solo viola. The work was first performed in Cologne in 1898 and immediately won over the audience with its dazzling programmatic tone painting.

Details

Production Year:

1975
Category:

Concert
Genres:

solo concert
Age rating:

0+
Audio Language:

no linguistic content
Subtitle Language:

no subtitles
Location:

Berliner Philharmonie
Country:

Germany

Besetzung

composer:

Richard Strauss
conductor:

Herbert von Karajan
instrumental soloist:

Mstislaw Rostropowitsch
(Violoncello)

Ulrich Koch
(Viola)
orchestra:

Berliner Philharmoniker
video director:

Herbert von Karajan

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