Partitions moyen chez Mitropa Music

Often, individual parts of operas become very successful, independent instrumental pieces. An outstanding example is the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Thanks to its symphonic...

Ernani (1844), Giuseppe Verdi's fifth opera, is based on the homonymous tragedy by Victor Hugo. Verdi's success with Ernani, as well as Nabucco and I lombardi alla prima crociata, can be ascribed to t...

Ernani (1844), Giuseppe Verdi's fifth opera, is based on the homonymous tragedy by Victor Hugo. Verdi's success with Ernani, as well as Nabucco and I lombardi alla prima crociata, can be ascribed to t...

For the first draft of the libretto of Un ballo in maschera (1859), Giuseppe Verdi drew his inspiration from the grand-opéra Gustave III by Auber, an opera performed for the first time in Paris in 183...

For the first draft of the libretto of Un ballo in maschera (1859), Giuseppe Verdi drew his inspiration from the grand-opéra Gustave III by Auber, an opera performed for the first time in Paris in 183...

A technique much employed by Verdi is to alternate main scenes of a drama with others which allow the listener to relax temporarily. These moments are often entrusted to the choir (as in the case of t...

A technique much employed by Verdi is to alternate main scenes of a drama with others which allow the listener to relax temporarily. These moments are often entrusted to the choir (as in the case of t...

The Gran Finale from the second act of Verdi's famous opera Aida, composed in 1869, is a complex part of the drama as in one single scene many different characters, allwith contrasting emotions, appea...

The Barber of Seville is based on the first of Beaumarchais' (1732- 1799) two sequential plays, The Marriage of Figaro being the second, although unusually the overture does not contain any themes fro...

Die 'Botschafter des Lichts' in dieser Komposition sind einmal die funkelnde Pracht von Swarowski-Kristallen, die drei Grazien Aglaia (Glanz), Euphrosyne (Frohsinn) und Thalia (Glück) aus der griechis...

Cette fanfare du compositeur autrichien, Otto M. Schwarz, se caractérise par un double choeur de trompettes qui séduit par sa virtuosité. Le contenu est pétillant : des éléments modernes, des lignes d...

En octobre 2009, Otto M. Schwarz terminait son premier Concerto pour Trompette . Lui-même trompettiste de formation, ancien élève de Josef Pomberger au Conservatoire de Musique de Vienne, Otto M. Schw...

En équilibre fragile sur les frontières, La Styrie (Etat fédéré d'Autriche) a été marquée par des guerres successives, des périodes de reconstruction, de pauvreté et de famine. Mais les flammes et les...

The giant Haymon was a peaceful knight who lived in Inntal (Austria). One day the bloodthirsty giant Thyrsos came and destroyed Haymon's castle. A horrible fight ensued and Haymon, being the better ar...

Il y a fort longtemps, dans le village de Peuerbach en Haute-Autriche, vivaient deux frères. L'un était beau, l'autre était bossu. Le bossu était fiancé, mais peu de temps avant son mariage, il s'en a...

The Bridge on the Border is a European bridge connecting the German city of Kehl to the French city of Strasbourg. This piece tells the passionate story of German and French lovers who meet at the bri...

The Bridge on the Border is a European bridge connecting the German city of Kehl to the French city of Strasbourg. This piece tells the passionate story of German and French lovers who meet at the bri...

La commande du Pentaphonia Brass Quintet et du Haize Berriak Sakanako Musika Ekartea Concert Band, tous deux situés au pays Basque espagnol, portait sur la composition d'une oeuvre pour quintette de c...

Mundus Novus (Nouveau Monde) est un récit de voyage rassemblant les lettres écrites en 1502 par le marin et explorateur Amerigo Vespucci au noble florentin Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco di Medici. La vie e...

Entre 1942 et 1943 un groupe de résistants allemands fondent 'Die Weiße Rose' (La Rose Blanche). Il s'agit en fait de quelques étudiants et de leurs proches, opposants au régime nazi. En 1943, in_x005...

Il y a plus d'un siècle, les premiers militants écologiques ont encouragé la création de réserves naturelles protégées en Europe, s'inspirant des parcs nationaux déjà existants en Amérique. Cette prem...

Johannes Gutenberg, 'l'homme du deuxième millénaire', est né vers 1400 à Mayence (Allemagne). Il est considéré comme l'inventeur de la presse à caractères mobiles, qui a entraîné une révolution médiat...

Skyliner is the first symphonic concert march from the pen of composer Otto M. Schwarz. His debut in this genre is a spectacular concert march in his unmistakable filmic style. In Skyliner, Otto M. Sc...

Concertino for Clarinet and Wind Orchestra was commissioned by the Swiss Wind Band Association (SBV) to celebrate the 'Year of the Clarinet 2015'. In three sections, separated by cadenzas for the solo...