Which composer wrote the tone poem Don Quixote, Op. 35?

Richard Strauss wrote the tone poem Don Quixote, Op. 35. Its full German subtitle, Phantastische Variationen über ein Thema ritterlichen Charakters, describes it as fantastic variations on a theme of knightly character.

Strauss based the work on Miguel de Cervantes’s novel and composed it in Munich in 1897. The piece uses variation form to portray episodes from Don Quixote’s adventures. A solo cello represents Don Quixote, while viola, tenor tuba, and bass clarinet help depict his squire, Sancho Panza.

The work premiered in Cologne on March 8, 1898, with Friedrich Grützmacher as cello soloist and Franz Wüllner conducting. One famous episode depicts Don Quixote mistaking sheep for an approaching army; Strauss uses unusual orchestral effects to suggest the animals’ bleating.

The title can cause confusion because several composers wrote works inspired by Cervantes. This question specifically identifies the orchestral tone poem with opus number 35, which belongs to Richard Strauss.