Mitropa Music

The novel Around the World in Eighty Days by the French author Jules Verne, was first published in 1873. In this story, the Englishman Phileas Fogg sets off for a journey around the world as a result...

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...

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...

The Glenmasan Manuscript is an historic Scottish manuscript from the fifteenth century that contains legendary Celtic texts from the Ulster region. In his composition, Marc Jeanbourquin has evoked the...

Piotta is a lively 6/8 march from well-known concert band composer, Franco Cesarini. This exciting and musically witty piece is as impressive rhythmically as it is melodically, and will make for an el...

With Convergents Franco Cesarini has succeeded in composing a piece suitable for both concerts or contests which whilst not being too difficult still has the feel of a major work. This extremely rhyth...

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...

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...

Walking on Sunshine has earned its place among the all-time favorite summer classics. Kimberley Rew, lead guitarist for the pop group Katrina and the Waves, wrote the song in 1985 and never looked bac...

In 2009, one year after its formation, the Swiss brass ensemble Azimuts Brass commissioned its conductor, Marc Jeanbourquin, to write them a signature tune. He composed Jazzimut, which features a fest...

Ireland is a multi-faceted country that has developed a popular and distinctive musical culture. The first movement of Dublin Pictures reflects Irish festivals where there is dancing and traditional b...

Ireland is a multi-faceted country that has developed a popular and distinctive musical culture. The first movement of Dublin Pictures reflects Irish festivals where there is dancing and traditional b...

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...

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 brass ban...

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 brass ban...

Die Erfolgsgeschichte dieses Jazz-Standards begann im Jahre 1965 mit dem Musical The Roar of the Greasepoint - the Smell of the Crowd, das im Gegensatz zu Feeling Good mittlerweile in Vergessenheit ge...

Die Erfolgsgeschichte dieses Jazz-Standards begann im Jahre 1965 mit dem Musical The Roar of the Greasepoint - the Smell of the Crowd, das im Gegensatz zu Feeling Good mittlerweile in Vergessenheit ge...

The convent of St. Florian was the place of work of the upper Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. This convent, with its marvellous church, where many of Bruckner's great symphonies were composed, is si...

Diesen eindrucksvollen Choral verfasste der erfolgreiche Komponist Thomas Doss als eine Verneigung vor seinem Landsmann und Vorbild Anton Bruckner, welcher in der Stiftskirche zu St. Florian viele sei...

Diesen eindrucksvollen Choral verfasste der erfolgreiche Komponist Thomas Doss als eine Verneigung vor seinem Landsmann und Vorbild Anton Bruckner, welcher in der Stiftskirche zu St. Florian viele sei...

Classics on Parade is a wonderful and original compilation of nineteen famous classical themes. Pieces by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, and a number of other well-known composers are heard, some on their...

Classics on Parade is a wonderful and original compilation of nineteen famous classical themes. Pieces by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, and a number of other well-known composers are heard, some on their...

(Is This the Way to) Amarillo was first recorded in 1971 by Tony Christie, and was a great hit throughout Europe. In 2005, the re-release of the original Tony Christie version, promoted by the comedia...

(Is This the Way to) Amarillo was first recorded in 1971 by Tony Christie, and was a great hit throughout Europe. In 2005, the re-release of the original Tony Christie version, promoted by the comedia...

Stop the Cavalry is a song about a British soldier at the front line who writes a fictional letter to 'Mr Churchill', begging him to send the army home because he'd prefer to spend Christmas with his...