“Richard Strauss’ “Don Quixote” & Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony on the “Evening Concert”
To this day what one derives from a reading of Cervantes "Don Quixote" varies by wide margins. Strauss wrote his 'take' on the original by creating a work for Large Orchestra and Soloists in a Theme and Variations form that 'riffs' on various scenes from the novel.
