Mitropa Music

Dance from the East is a fiery, oriental dance. It starts with an imposing introduction with the feel of a solemn lament and seamlessly merges into a dance. The piece then builds gradually through an...

In the Stone is an entirely appropriate title for this song from pop legends, Earth, Wind & Fire, whose funky tunes characterised the disco era like no other artist. In the Stone is a lively concert b...

In Greek mythology, Hermes plays many roles. Marc Jeanbourquin set the various tasks of this legendary _x005Fgure to music in a compelling concert work. In the _x005Ffirst movement we see Hermes as th...

In Greek mythology, Hermes plays many roles. Marc Jeanbourquin set the various tasks of this legendary _x005Fgure to music in a compelling concert work. In the _x005Ffirst movement we see Hermes as th...

The title of this work alludes to the flight of the eagle. In the course of a short flight, the composer was able to get a birds-eye view of the landscape in which the sun's rays, glistening on the sn...

The title of this work alludes to the flight of the eagle. In the course of a short flight, the composer was able to get a birds-eye view of the landscape in which the sun's rays, glistening on the sn...

Conductor's March is a deft and witty concert march. A conductor should always strive to motivate his musicians and to stay one step ahead of his orchestra—this is the motto and idea behind this...

The impressive musical images created by Otto M. Schwarz tell the story of the German girl Anne Frank, who lived in hidden rooms of an Amsterdam town house until her family was betrayed and deported t...

Fanfare for the Champions was commissioned by the municipal concert band of Landeck under the direction of Helmut Schmid on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the band. The orchestra, which prem...

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...