Strauss: Don Quixote & Don Juan, Reiner (CD)

Discs: 1
Record Label: RCA
Release Date: January 23, 2007

“Reiner’s recordings of Richard Strauss’ orchestral music during the 1950s are still benchmarks in this repertoire.” — MusicWeb International

In an ongoing series of recordings highlighting Richard Strauss’ orchestral music, Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra present two of the lesser-heard tone poems — Don Quixote and Don Juan.

Contents:

Strauss Don Quixote
John Weicher violin
Milton Preves viola
Antonio Janigro cello
April 1959, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Strauss Don Juan
December 1954, Orchestra Hall, Chicago