ROBERTO GERHARD
Dances from Don Quixote  

1. Introduction
2. Dance of the Muleteers
3. The Golden Age
4. In the Cave of the Montesinos
5. Epilogue

WANG JIE
Symphony No. 1 “Awakening”

1. Andante
2. Adaglo, con moto
3. Adagio, con rubato

INTERMISSION 

RICHARD STRAUSS
Don Quixote, Op. 35

Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character

Introduction: Don Quixote loses his sanity after reading novels about knights, and decides to become a knight-errant

Theme: Don Quixote, Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance

Maggiore: Sancho Panza

Variation I: Adventure at the Windmills

Variation II: The Victorious Struggle Against the Army of the GreatEmperor Alifanfaron [a flock of sheep]

Variation III: Dialogue between Knight and Squire

Variation IV: Unhappy Adventure with a Procession of Pilgrims

Variation V: The Knight’s Vigil

Variation VI: The Meeting with Dulcinea

Variation VII: The Ride through the Air

Variation VIII: The Unhappy Voyage in the Enchanted Boat

Variation IX: Battle with the Magicians

Variation X: Duel with the Knight of the Bright Moon

Finale: Coming to His Senses Again – Death of Don Quixote