The Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL) and its new musical director Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider have embarked on a collaboration with Channel Classics, which will involve several recordings combining the great works of the repertoire with lesser-known pieces. Recognized as one of the pre-eminent violinists of our time, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider has developed an international career as a conductor, now leading some of the world’s greatest orchestras.

On this album, Strauss: Don Quixote & Ibert: Le Chevalier Errant, violist Amihai Grosz and cellist Jian Wang take on the musical roles of Sancho Panza and Don Quixote in Strauss’s virtuoso tone poem Don Quixote. The symphonic suite from Jaques Ibert’s Le chevalier errant also depicts moments from Cervantes’ Don Quixote, replete with scenes from the knight’s adventures including the famous battle in The Windmills, the Dance of the Galley Slaves and various dances including a flamenco.

Amihai Grosz, Viola
Jian Wang, Cello 
Orchestre National de Lyon
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Conductor