Mitropa Concertwork Series

Il primo movimento di Dublin Pictures descrive le feste di Dublino dove la musica va a braccetto con le birre locali. Il secondo movimento, più calmo, evidenzia una larga gamma di tonalità. I ritmi vi...

Glory Fanfare was commissioned by the Brass Band of Upper-Austria for the 2010 European Brass Band Championships in Linz, and was performed as the fi rst piece in the gala concert. The double chorus o...

Arcana is the plural of the Latin word ?arcanum, ? meaning secret. This substantial work is full of contrasts. Smooth historic like melodies harking back to music of yesteryear, bustling complex rhyth...

This work is based on the story of Dionysos, the god of wine. It depicts village life in the valley of Mount Olympus. A fight disturbs cheerful dancing at the wine festival and the music becomes incre...

Greek Folk Song Suite

Greek folk music is characterised by the sound of the 'buzuki' which is often used in combination with the clarinet, the mandolin, the violin and various types of tambourines. In Greek Folk Song Suite...

Nostradamus è probabilmente il profeta più noto degli ultimi 1000 anni. Visse all'epoca dell'Inquisizione e le sue predizioni e terapie mediche lo portarono ad affrontare l'ira della Chiesa, costringe...

Il 19 settembre 1991 è stato ritrovato il cadavere mummificato di un uomo sul ghiacciaio del Similaun, nelle Alpi Venoste. Il ghiacciaio ha svelato un uomo primitivo dopo 5.300 anni, con tutti i suoi...

Am 19. September 1991 wurde in den Ötztaler Alpen die mumifizierte Leiche eines Mannes gefunden. Der Gletscher hatte nach ca. 5300 Jahren einen frühzeitlichen Menschen freigegeben, dessen gut erhalten...

With Caucasian Sketches Franco Cesarini completes the series of piecesbased on dances in the Caucasian style which started with his CossackFolk Dances. The charming, melancholy dances and songs bring...

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...

According to a famous statement by Herder, folk songs represent the archives of a nation's knowledge, the expression of its heart and the image that reflects its history and identity. Suite Marchigian...

Bulgarian folk music has a long tradition and numerous typical characteristics, such as particular dissonances and complex, irregular rhythms. In Bulgarian Dances (Part II) (which can be performed tog...

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...

On 11 March 1879 in the Austrian town of Neumarkt am Wallersee a huge fire broke out in a brewery, setting fire to at least 60 other houses within one hour. Due to poor equipment and a lack of water,...

Festival Bells is a fast-paced and demanding opening work. The uplifting mood of the piece describes the anticipation of a festival in Austria. Within the middle section, the Upper Austrian anthem is...

Franco Cesarini has used four anonymous renaissance pieces as the basis for this four-movement composition, and, by exploiting the many colours of the brass band, he has recreated the atmosphere of th...

All the Best è un brano per banda particolarmente influenzato dalla musica pop, genere musicale che Otto M. Schwarz aveva già esplorato in Fire & Ice, Last Call e Funky Brass. Anche qui, il compositor...

American author Mark Twain spent seven years writing Huckleberry Finn - the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck's and Jim's quest for freedom on a raft on t...

The programmatic composition Of Castles and Legends is basedon the German legend of the white maiden who lived in the smallcity of Volkmarsen. It tells the tale of invading evil knights whokidnap a be...

Fanatic Winds è un'opera da concerto vivace e dal carattere giovanile. Con la sua freschezza e il suo tempo veloce, questo pezzo è un'opera ideale per aprire qualsiasi concerto. Il titolo riflette il...

Vienna Festival Music è un brano di apertura di Otto M. Schwarz che si pone nell'universo sonoro tipico dei grandi affreschi musicali del compositore austriaco ispirati ai drammi storici quali Nostrad...

This festive overture by the Austrian composer Thomas Doss, whose father was German, is intended to be a symbol of the friendship between Germany and Austria, and the countries that border on these tw...

Intrada è un brano di apertura lento e maestoso che svela la ricchezza della gamma sonora dell'orchestra di fiati. La dolce fluidità delle linee melodiche mette in evidenza la sonorità vellutata dei l...

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...