Earballet - Don Quixote

Ergo Phizmiz

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Released Jun 25, 2009
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Five scenes from Cervantes' "Don Quixote", in an imaginary ballet setting."Introduction to Don Quixote & Windmills" - We meet an old man, convinced he is a medieval knight errant.In the second part of the piece he does battle with a group of windmills, under the impression they are giants."Quixote Dreams of Dulcinea" - The Don daydreams of his divine lady, really a local peasant girl."The Golden Helmet" - Quixote hijacks and subsequently sports a barber's basin on his head, convinced it is 'Mambrino's Helmet'."The Cave of Montesinos and What the Knight Saw There" - After being lowered into a deep cavern, the Don experiences a vision in a dream meadow.
"Sancho's Wife" - The wife of Don Quixote's squire, Sancho Panza.
Field-Recordings by The Travelling MongooseMusic composed, performed & produced by Ergo PhizmizRecorded 23-24 June 2009