Richard Strauss: Don Quixote & Till Eulenspiegel
Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, François-Xavier Roth
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
Queyras's subtlety is peerless in Quixote’s melancholy nocturnal vigil…Roth’s Till Eulenspiegel is among the very liveliest…there’s wonderful woodwind character as Till skips alongside the pedants,...
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote & Till Eulenspiegel
Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, François-Xavier Roth
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Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
Queyras's subtlety is peerless in Quixote’s melancholy nocturnal vigil…Roth’s Till Eulenspiegel is among the very liveliest…there’s wonderful woodwind character as Till skips alongside the pedants,...
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After two memorable recordings devoted to Mahler's Third and Fifth symphonies, Francois-Xavier Roth continues his exploration of the major works premiered by the Gurzenich Orchestra. In the spotlight this time are two of the young Richard Strauss's most brilliant achievements: Till Eulenspiegel and Don Quixote. In the latter, a symphonic poem in the guise of a double concerto, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Tabea Zimmermann form a picaresque duo playing the Knight of the Doleful Countenance and his squire Sancho Panza.
Contents and tracklist
Thema. Mäßig (Don Quixote, Knight of the Doleful Countenance) – Maggiore (Sancho Panza)
Track length2:01
Variation X. Viel breiter (The duel with the Knight of the White Moon – The defeated Don Quixote's journey home)
Track length4:28
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2021
December 2021
Queyras's subtlety is peerless in Quixote’s melancholy nocturnal vigil…Roth’s Till Eulenspiegel is among the very liveliest…there’s wonderful woodwind character as Till skips alongside the pedants, and the ‘big grimace’ followed by a cheeky f lip into insouciance is as good as any I’ve heard.
