On our latest episode of Encore Houston, we delve into the adventures of Don Quixote! This famous knight, known for his steadfast ineptitude, is from Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th century work El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha. This concert by Ars Lyrica Houston presents the Don’s story through a few unrelated pieces, but also some selections specifically inspired by his shenanigans, with soprano Dominique McCormick as special guest soloist.
- ANONYMOUS, Propiñan de Melyor
- JUAN DEL ENCINA, Si habrá en este baldrés
- HEINRICH SCHMELZER, Die Fechtschule
- JOSÉ MARIN, Aquella Sierra Nevada
- GASPAR SANZ, Folia & Canario
- JUAN HIDALGO, Esperar, sentir, morir
- ANONYMOUS, Folia
- HENRY PURCELL, “Lads and Lasses” from incidental music to Don Quixote, Z 578
- PURCELL, “From Rosy Bowers” from incidental music to Don Quixote, Z 578
- JAN DISMAS ZELENKA, Hypocondrie
- JOSEPH BODIN DE BOISMORTIER, Excerpts from Don Quichotte chez la duchesse
- GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN, Don Quixote Burlesque
- Dominique McCormick, soprano
- Matthew Dirst, Artistic Director and Keyboardist
- Performance date: 5/21/2017
- Originally aired: 7/29/2017
New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.