Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente (Tutti, woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion)

Variation A: Presto (Flutes and Piccolo)

Variation B: Lento (Oboes)

Variation C: Moderato (Clarinets)

Variation D: Allegro alla marcia (Bassoons)

Variation E: Brillante: alla polacca (Violins)

Variation F: Meno mosso (Violas)

Variation G: Lusingando (Cellos)

Variation H: Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accellerando al Allegro (Double basses)

Variation I: Maestoso (Harp)

Variation J: L’istesso tempo (French horns)

Variation K: Vivace (Trumpets)

Variation L: Allegro pomposo (Trombones and tuba)

Variation M: Moderato (Percussion: Timpani; Bass drum & Cymbals; Tambourine & Triangle; Snare drum & woodblock; Xylophone; Castanets & Tam-tam; Whip; percussion tutti)

Fugue: Allegro molto

Introduction: Mäßiges Zeitmaß

Theme: mäßig. (Don Quixote loses his sanity after reading novels about knights, and decides to become a knight-errant)

Variation I: Gemächlich. (Adventure at the Windmills)

Variation II: Kriegerisch. (The victorious struggle against the army of the great emperor Alifanfaron)

Variation III: Mäßiges Zeitmaß. (Dialogue between Knight and Squire)

Variation IV: Etwas breiter. (Unhappy adventure with a procession of pilgrims)

Variation V: Sehr langsam. (The knight's vigil)

Variation VI: Schnell. (The Meeting with Dulcinea)

Variation VII: Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher. (The Ride through the Air)

Variation VIII: Gemächlich. (The unhappy voyage in the enchanted boat)

Variation IX: Schnell und stürmisch. (Battle with the magicians)

Variation X: Viel breiter. (Duel with the knight of the bright moon)

Finale: Sehr ruhig. (Death of Don Quixote)

Variation IX (Adagio) "Nimrod"