Special offer. Strauss: Don Quixote - Ibert: Le Chevalier errant
Amihai Grosz (viola), Jian Wang (cello)
Orchestre National de Lyon, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
In the Strauss, the viola and cello duet prettily, with a real sense of courtly dialogue. The Ibert, which also takes Quixote as its muse, is full of atmosphere and filmic vibrancy.
Special offer. Strauss: Don Quixote - Ibert: Le Chevalier errant
Amihai Grosz (viola), Jian Wang (cello)
Orchestre National de Lyon, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
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In the Strauss, the viola and cello duet prettily, with a real sense of courtly dialogue. The Ibert, which also takes Quixote as its muse, is full of atmosphere and filmic vibrancy.
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The Orchestre National de Lyon and its new musical director Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider have embarked on a collaboration with Channel Classics, which will involve several recordings combining the great works of the repertoire with lesser-known pieces. Recognised as one of the pre-eminent violinists of our time, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider has developed an international career as a conductor, now leading some of the world's greatest orchestras. On this album, Strauss & Ibert, violist Amihai Grosz and cellist Jian Wang take on the musical roles of Sancho Panza and Don Quixote in Strauss's virtuoso tone poem Don Quixote. The symphonic suite from Jaques Ibert's Le chevalier errant also depicts moments from Cervantes' Don Quixote, replete with scenes from the knight's adventures including the famous battle in The Windmills, the Dance of the Galley Slaves and various dances including a flamenco.
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February 2025
In the Strauss, the viola and cello duet prettily, with a real sense of courtly dialogue. The Ibert, which also takes Quixote as its muse, is full of atmosphere and filmic vibrancy.
December 2024
To call Ibert’s score ‘colourful’ is an understatement, and this recording by the Orchestre National de Lyon under their music director Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider is considerably more vivid than a rival version conducted by Jacques Mercier.
