Gubaidulina Rachmaninow Strauss by Gubaidulina, Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Strauss, śr 22 mar 2023, od (2023/2023), Dyrygent Rafael Payare, Isarphilharmonie, Monachium, Niemcy

Dream yourself into a story and immerse yourself in another world - Sofia Gubaidulina was fascinated by the Czech fairy tale »The Little Chalk«, which she found so symbolic of the fate of an artist. A small piece of blackboard chalk escapes from the boring everyday school life and finds its fulfillment in art - even if it dissolves itself while painting. Richard Strauss, to whom Cosima Wagner had recommended reading Cervantes' novel about the grotesque experiences of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, was also lastingly impressed by reading it. His symphonic poem is not only a set of variations "on a theme of a chivalric character," but also a kind of sinfonia concertante, in which the solo cello represents Don Quixote, the solo viola together with the low winds Sancho Panza.