Strauss's 'Fantastic variations on a theme of knightly character', as Don Quixote is subtitled, is one of the composer's most popular tone poems, principally because of the beautifully drawn central characters of the Don, performed by a solo cellist, and Sancho Panza, performed by viola. These roles are luxuriously cast in this new recording, being taken by artists Alban Gerhardt and Lawrence Power. The merry tale of Till Eulenspiegel completes the...