Mitropa Music

Ready - Steady - Brass! was commissioned by the Graubünden Youth Brass Band in Switzerland. Opening with a fanfare-like section, the music takes us through melodic sections and technical, soloistic pa...

Mundus Novus ('New World') is a travelogue in the form of letters sent by the sailor and explorer Amerigo Vespucci in 1502 to the Florentine nobleman Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco di Medici. The life and d...

It can be neither seen nor heard, but it's ever-present and can make us ill or even kill us: this is the reality of atomic radiation. The most devastating nuclear catastrophes have doubtless been thos...

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral comes originally from the second act of Richard Wagner's famous romantic opera Lohengrin. This solemn and stately music accompanies the wedding procession that carri...

Foreign culture - art, literature and above all music - have long fascinated Franco Cesarini and often serve as a source of inspiration for his compositions. For Old Russian Romances, Cesarini immerse...

In memoriam Sophie Scholl

Der schweizer Musikverein 'Fanfare de Courtetelle' gab 2013 dieses Stück bei Marc Jeanbourquin, einem seiner ehemaligen Dirigenten, anlässlich seines 150-jährigen Jubiläums in Auftrag. Catch the Blues...

Bert Kaempfert, who was born in Hamburg, was undoubtedly one of the great German bandleaders and enjoyed considerable international success. Gilbert Tinner, also an experienced bandleader, has arrange...

There have always been heroes, big and small. This composition is dedicated to all those heroes who are committed to whatever it may be through a strong conviction; those who have ideals and who stand...

Homeland was created to commemorate the 100th birthday of the Hohe Tauern National Park in the Austrian Alps. The many achievements in this largest reserve in the Alps include the reintroduction of th...

Genève is a festive march, composed on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the 'La Musique Municipale de la Ville Genève' music association. The composer, Franco Cesarini, integrated a traditiona...

If there's one Hebrew folk song that's known the world over, it's Hava Nagila. The title translated means 'let us be happy'. The melody of this festive song - often sung at Jewish weddings - comes ori...

Dort ist Gjallarhorn - das 'schallende Horn' - das Blashorn von Heimdall, dem strahlenden Schutzgott und Wächter der Regenbogenbrücke Bifröst, welche Reisende von Midgard, der Welt, in der die Mensche...

As cultural ambassador for the state, the Orchestra of the Rhineland-Pfalz State Police commissioned this work to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding in 2013. What do Steve Jobs, Mark Zucke...

Underwater worlds, enchanted castles, rich and cold-hearted depots who chase the poor away, dark figures, revenge, Atlantis... such are the exciting motifs that emerge in Otto M. Schwarz' latest work...

This fanfare stands for progress and the discovery of new horizons. But it also represents an expanding awarenesss while nurturing traditional values. These are the cornerstones of the Austrian music...

Arizona is written in a typical three-part overture form. The composition is not strictly descriptive as such, but rather conveys moods and emotions, inspired by impressions of the American desert sta...

Stone Age, Middle Age and New Age are the three distinct sections of this single movement work at the highest level. Whilst Stone Age has a menacing and ancient atmosphere, an old German song can be m...

Spotlights is a fantastic virtuoso piece for saxophone quartet (SATB) and concert band that was commissioned by the outstanding Austrian saxophone quartet Mobilis. It is an impressive and exceptionall...

37 Studio-Alben, 18 Live-Alben, zahllose nationale und internationale Auszeichnungen, diverse soziale Engagements, ein Repertoire von Rock über Schlager bis Musical - die Liste der Superlative über Pe...

Christmas night evokes a multitude of images within every one of us: memories of sharing delicious meals with our family; of magical encounters; of celebrations, carol singing and music. In this work,...

This is the tale of the small Upper Austrian village of Neukirchen/Lambach. The beautiful landscape around the village is as green and golden as the linden leaf cross on the village coat of arms. For...