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Strauss (1898) by Fritz Erler. Don Quixote, Op. 35 is a tone poem by Richard Strauss for cello, viola, and orchestra. Subtitled Phantastische Variationen über ein Thema ritterlichen Charakters (Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character), the work is based on the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes.
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Strauss’ Don Quixote, subtitled by the composer, “Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character” unfolds without pause or separation of the knight’s adventures. An early mention of Quixote’s idea emerges on April 16, 1897, when Strauss wrote in his diary “Symphonic poem, Held und Welt begins to take shape; as a satyr—opera ...
Don Quixote, Op.35 (Strauss, Richard) Movements/Sections. 3 sections. Composition Year. 1897. Genre Categories. Fantasias; Variations; For cello, orchestra;
- Public Domain [ tag / del]
- Mineola: Dover Publications, 1979.
- First edition (reprint)
Mar 15, 2022 · Richard Strauss’s Don Quixote: a guide to the greatest recordings. Strauss’s portrayal of the legendary knight errant offers brilliant dramatic opportunities for bold cellists, conductors and orchestras. Hugo Shirley surveys a recorded history reaching back nine decades.
That composer’s symphonic poems were based on literary texts and intended to evoke specific feelings and ideas, without ever going so far as to create musical theater without singing, speaking, or scenery, e.g., a Strauss tone poem, Till Eulenspiegel, Ein Heldenleben – or the present work.
The tone poem Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s merry pranks) after an old picaresque legend in rondo form for large orchestra, Op, 28 was composed by Strauss in 1895. Till Eulenspiegel, Strauss’s mischievous prankster, is a character from fourteenth century traditional German folk legends.
6 days ago · Strauss’s Don Quixote. Now that the story has been told, we can explore Strauss’s take on the classic tale and dive deeper into how the music itself vividly brings the story of Cervantes’s iconic knight-errant to life. Don Quixote is a prime example of program music, a genre that became popular and somewhat controversial in the late 19 th ...
