Mitropa Music

Each year on the last Monday in June, the German city of Burgdorf celebrates the holiday of youth, the so called 'Solennitat'. It is the most important event occurring in the city and consists of thre...

Das feierliche Werk Solemnitas setzt sich aus Variationen über eine alte Weise zu einem traditionsreichen Schweizer Jugendfest zusammen.

Each year on the last Monday in June, the German city of Burgdorf celebrates the holiday of youth, the so called 'Solennitat'. It is the most important event occurring in the city and consists of thre...

Der Klassiker von Christian Bruhn in einer neuen Bearbeitung von Franz Watz.

Klarinetten-Polka von Franz Watz.

Das Dona Nobis Pacem - auf Deutsch: Gib uns Frieden - ist ein dreistimmiger Kanon, der zur Eucharistie in der Kirche, aber auch zu anderen Anlässen, wie z. B. Weihnachten, gesungen wird. Thomas Doss w...

Prima la Musica ist eine Hommage an alle Blasorchester, die sich weiterentwickeln wollen. Der Marsch vermittelt die Botschaft, dass die Musik immer im Mittelpunkt aller Mühen der Orchesterarbeit stehe...

Generations Fanfare makes the film musical language accessible to intermediate level wind orchestras as well. Trumpets and percussion sound from afar before the entire wind orchestra joins in. A brill...

Das Spannungsfeld zwischen Hochkultur, alpenländischem Ambiente, Volksmusik und 'tief-philosophischen' Gesprächen über Wein, Weib und Gesang veranlasste den Komponisten, dieses etwas sarkastische, abe...

Magic Overture was written as an anniversary present for the Bürgermusik Götzis in Austria. The magic of the music and landscape in the Austrian region of Vorarlberg are in abundance in the charming v...

In diesem Stück beschreibt der Komponist die Zeit des Aufwachsens seiner Kinder - die Zeit, die rückblickend betrachtet wie im Flug zu vergehen scheint. Scheinbar ewig dauern aber die Stunden, wenn di...

On September 19th, 1991 a mummified corpse of a man was found at the Similaun glacier in the Ötztäler Alps. The glacier unveiled an early man after 5, 300 years, with all his personal belongings. His...

The Cossacks played an integral part in Russia's history which finally ended with the Soviet occupation in the 1920s. Franco Cesarini had the opportunity to attend performances by an ethnic group of C...

Sieben bekannte Strauss-Melodien in einem Medley zusammengefasst von Franz Watz.

The power of this striking fanfare reflects the optimism, joy and the commitment to tradition that the people of the Italian town of Schlanders hold deep within their souls. The golden trumpets from t...

With this new suite for concert band Franco Cesarini draws on the rich repertoire of folk songs from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of northern Italy. Between the 16th and 17th Century this rural re...

Driving drum grooves, a straight rhythm, catchy melodies and much space for the soloists' creativity - that's how you could describe Otto M. Schwarz's new composition Groovin'Around. The infectious be...

In this fascinating piece we experience an exciting adventure in the jungle. The entrance into the 'green hell' turns out to be very dangerous with wild monkeys and the roaring of elephants accompanyi...

In this fascinating piece we experience an exciting adventure in the jungle. The entrance into the 'green hell' turns out to be very dangerous with wild monkeys and the roaring of elephants accompanyi...

In the field of popular music the years around the change from the 60's to the 70's saw a wealth of great releases. Many of these hits have been re-released or reworked by artists making them popular...

Vienna Festival Music is an opening piece composed in the same style and sound that composer Otto M. Schwarz uses for his great dramatic historical concert works such as Nostradamus, Man in the Ice an...

Valdemossa, a town situated in the mountains of the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, inspired composer Matthias Rudolf to write this work. The picturesque Mediterranean village has a distinct Spanish...

Valdemossa, eine mallorquinische Stadt mit malerisch mediterranem Stadtbild und spanischem Flair, inspirierte den Komponisten Matthias Rudolf zu diesem Werk für sinfonisches Blasorchester. Formal als...

Most of the German carols that are still popular today date from the period between the 17th and the early 19th centuries. Thus, only very few modern musical approaches to these songs can be found. St...

The Gran Finale from the second act of Verdi's famous opera Aida, composed in 1869, is a complex part of the drama as in one single scene many different characters, allwith contrasting emotions, appea...