Fritz Reiner - Strauss: Don Quixote; Don Juan [Hybrid SACD]

Title: Strauss: Don Quixote; Don Juan [Hybrid SACD] Artist: Fritz Reiner Release Date: 2006 Label: Rca Red Seal Duration: 59:33 Album Type(s): performer(s) biography, Special essay (music history, styles, etc.), composition (work) description, SACD (Super Audio CD) UPC: 886970460422 Genre: Orchestral Music Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Introduction
2. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Theme. Don Quixote, the Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance
3. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Sancho Panza
4. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Variation 1. The Adventure with the Windmills
5. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Variation 2. The Battle with the Sheep
6. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Variation 3. Dialogue of Knight and Squire
7. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Variation 4. The Adventure with the Penitents
8. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Variation 5. The Knight's Vigil
9. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
   - Variation 6. The False Dulcinea
10. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
    - Variation 7. The Ride through the Air
11. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
    - Variation 8. The Adventure with the Enchanted Boat
12. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
    - Variation 9. The Combat with the Two Magicians
13. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
    - Variation 10. The Defeat of Don Quixote by the Knight of the White Moon
14. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184)
    - Finale. The Death of Don Quixote
15. Don Juan, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 20 (TrV 156)

Even if you've already heard enough excellent recordings of Don Quixote or Don Juan, this RCA Living Stereo coupling with Fritz Reiner leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is highly recommended. Setting aside the Chicago's superlative musicianship and RCA's staggering sound, the sheer authority of Reiner's technically impeccable conducting all by itself would be enough to make the difference. Reiner truly believes in Strauss' music, and his almost shockingly confident direction is palpable. And while other cello soloists with more star power have taken on the role of Quixote, none have played it with more conviction. Interestingly, Reiner used different orchestral set-ups for each piece. In the 1954 Don Juan, Reiner divided the violins with the firsts on the left and the seconds on the right. In the 1959 Don Quixote, he adopted the modern manner of placing all the violins on the left. It is merely one sign of the excellence of RCA's Living Stereo sound that this change is immediately apparent. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide

Name Credits Antonio Janigro Cello Chicago Symphony Orchestra Orchestra David Foil Research, Project Director Dirk Sobotka Remastering Elizabeth A. Wright Editorial Director Fritz Reiner Conductor John Newton Supervisor, Liner Notes John Weicher Violin Lewis Layton Engineer Mark Donahue Mastering Milton Preves Viola Richard Mohr Producer Sara Foldenauer Photography Walter Starkie Liner Notes Warren Wernick Research, Project Director