Besides the moral values, the poetry, and the philosophy of the book, “Don Quixote de la Mancha” has being an inspiration for the most genius composers, directors and performers that have create beautiful works of art in world of the MUSIC for the last 400 years.
Composers as Jules Massenet, Maurice Ravel, Richard Strauss, Telleman, Ludwing Minkus, Manuel de Falla, etc. , created masterpieces such as:
Symphonies, Operas, Operettas, Zarzuelas, Ballets, Orchestral Suites, Minuets, Walse, Theatre Musicals, Dramatic Cantatas, Piano Sonatas, Violin Concertos, Arias, Serenates, Wind Ensembles, Chamber Music, etc.
The Music of “Don Quixote” is a favorite of the best conductors like: Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein, Schumann, Purcell, Zubin Metha, Alfred Deller, Arnold Dolmetsh, Eugene Ormandy, etc.
It is being presented by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, The Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, the Royal Orchestra, the Boston Phylhamormic, The St. Petersburg Philharmonic, The Warsaw Philharmonic, and the most of the Chamber Orchestra around the World.
Don Quixote performed by the most prestigious musicals artists in the world:

PIANO: Arthur Rubinstein, Frank Liszt, Johanes Brahams, Victor Borge, Sergie Rachmaninov, Vladimir Horowitz, Leonard Bernstein, Erick Korngold, Van Cliburn, Robert Gerhard.
VIOLIN: Jascha Heifetz, Yehidi Menahem, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Rostropovich, Hebert Karajan, Seiji Osawa, Aulis Sallinen.
VIOLA: Rudolph Kempe, Paul Tortelier, Eugene Ormandy.
VIOLONCELLO: Leonard Rose, Anton Rubistein, Ronald Leonard.
FRECH HORN: Nyron Blomm, Bloch Schelomo.
ENGLISH HORN: Julie Ann Gamcobassi, Victor Ullman.
BASSON: Christopher Millard.
TENOR: Erico Caruso, Luciano Pavaroti, Nicolai Gedda, Placido Domingo, Tito Merilli, Jose Carrera.
SOPRANO: Maria Callas, Adelin Patti, Licia Alnonese, Beverly Sillis.