Where did the "Don Juan" legend start?  Quick research indicates it comes from a play written in Spain in the early 1600s, the era of Cervantes and "Don Quixote", and was originally titled (in English translation) "The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest." Tonight you'll hear Richard Strauss' 'take' on the legend....

Four evenings of orchestral music recorded live in concert....Bach Orchestral Suites, a Haydn Cello Concerto, and more. Won't you join us?

"Haven’t I the right, after all, to write what music I please?” (Richard Strauss' words to his critics). Tonight it's an all- Richard Strauss program from the CSO.

This week's "Evening Concert" programs include the finale's of some of the live-recorded classical music series we've been running.