Mitropa Music

This piece describes the daily madness of traffic in a city full of cars, noise and exhaust fumes. Even in the countryside the 'monster on four wheels' has already arrived and is destroying idyllic vi...

This piece describes the daily madness of traffic in a city full of cars, noise and exhaust fumes. Even in the countryside the 'monster on four wheels' has already arrived and is destroying idyllic vi...

Evil people know no songs! Inspiration for this work was taken from the legend of the 'Valley of the Mills', in which a traveller taught songs to the people of a village who had been put under a spell...

Evil people know no songs! Inspiration for this work was taken from the legend of the 'Valley of the Mills', in which a traveller taught songs to the people of a village who had been put under a spell...

Composed for the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city of Bruneck (Brunico), South Tyrol, Italy, Musica Eroica reminds the listener of the days of knights and heroes. The introduction is heroi...

Composed for the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city of Bruneck (Brunico), South Tyrol, Italy, Musica Eroica reminds the listener of the days of knights and heroes. The introduction is heroi...

Take a musical tour of the North of Germany with sailors' music from the coastal areas combining with the authentic traditional folk music culture of the region. This colourful blend of many different...

Europe`s broad cultural heritage is a valuable possession that should be protected. We stand before the enormous challenge of creating a unity of East and West while at the same time maintaining the l...

Europe`s broad cultural heritage is a valuable possession that should be protected. We stand before the enormous challenge of creating a unity of East and West while at the same time maintaining the l...

The Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan possibly had his greatest success in 1972 with Clair. With its jazzy harmony, this song deviated a little from the spirit of the time. Stefan Schwalgin t...

The Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan possibly had his greatest success in 1972 with Clair. With its jazzy harmony, this song deviated a little from the spirit of the time. Stefan Schwalgin t...

The English composer Sir Edward Elgar wrote the five Pomp and Circumstance marches between 1901 and 1930, the time of the British Empire, when the colonial and strategic world power of England was at...

This colorful three-movement composition by Gilbert Tinner makes use of many popular rhythms and harmonies. Rock and samba styles, and a lyrical middle movement in 3/4 come together in this work, and...

This colorful three-movement composition by Gilbert Tinner makes use of many popular rhythms and harmonies. Rock and samba styles, and a lyrical middle movement in 3/4 come together in this work, and...

The town of Guflina in Liechtenstein offers one of the best viewpoints of the magnificent Alps. Underneath the overhanging ledge, there is said to have been a cave in the mountain. In it lived a terri...

Composed in commemoration of the 2006 Football World Cup. The World Cup is a global event that only takes place every four years and that is preceded by a number of qualifying rounds. In the actual ev...

Cantus ist das lateinische Wort für Gesang - und dieses Stück ist eine in melodiöse, gesangliche Musik umgesetzte Meditation. Es soll dazu motivieren, in sich zu gehen, abzuschalten und sich von der M...

Trumpets and Bridges was composed to celebrate the opening ofa new bridge linking Austria with Germany. This bridge is a symbolfor the meeting of cultures and the lifting of borders. In the thirdmille...

The Ave Maria by Franz Schubert is known and loved worldwide and was originally written as part of the song cycle The Lady of the Lake. In the course of time, the German text has been replaced by the...

Festive brass fanfares, an attractive melody and a quiet chorale-like interlude, played by the woodwind section, are the main ingredients of this compelling concert opener by Gilbert Tinner. The livel...

This work was commissioned by the Musikkapelle Heiden, Germany, on the occasion of the centenary of this versatile and energetic music society. Triumphal Prelude begins with fireworks of sounds and fa...

The Black River Overture was commissioned by the music society Pfarrkapelle Schwarzenbach, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Schwarzenbach literally means 'black brook' - hence the title of the...

Tatort (Scene of the Crime), Derrick and Ein Fall für zwei (A Case for Two) are three classic crime series on German television. Two of the themes, are from the pen of Klaus Doldinger and the third th...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the death of the legendary Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, Stefan Schwalgin has produced Grieg as you have never heard him before. He has brought his music into...

While it can be fairly easy to select a musical piece for the beginning of a concert, the search for a proper closing piece can sometimes be more difficult. Helping to fill this gap was Stefan Schwalg...