Mitropa Music

Groove Machine by Otto M. Schwarz was commissioned by Brassband Oberösterreich. This bonus track has been recorded by the Brassband Oberösterreich under the musical direction of conductor Hannes Buche...

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...

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...

Time Machine is a journey through time that begins in the Stone Age. Evolution and the coming of man take place. The journey takes us into the present, in which disorientation and chaos abound. We tra...

Time Machine is a journey through time that begins in the Stone Age. Evolution and the coming of man take place. The journey takes us into the present, in which disorientation and chaos abound. We tra...

Composer and trombone player Gilbert Tinner wrote this original piece to reflect his passion for rhythm and brass instruments.

La nuit de Noël évoque beaucoup d'images pour chacun de nous : des souvenirs de famille autour d'un bon repas, des souvenirs de rencontres magiques, des souvenirs de fêtes, de chants et de musique. Da...

Sweet echoes of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in the introduction bring a gentle slumber. Breathing is calm and sleep holds the promise of rest and relaxation. With the onset of the REM sleep phase, ho...

Sweet echoes of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in the introduction bring a gentle slumber. Breathing is calm and sleep holds the promise of rest and relaxation. With the onset of the REM sleep phase, ho...

Sunset Serenade is a tribute by the composer to a music colleague, whose life was unexpectedly cut short. In spite of the sad circumstances of its creation, the music reflects overwhelmingly happy mem...

Ive been arguably credited with having written some 300 songs, 299 of which enjoyed a rather bumpy ride from relative obscurity to total oblivion. Heres the other one. ' These are the words of the gre...

The Three Towers is an attractive suite about three historical monuments that still adorn the old ramparts of the Suisse town of Fribourg. The three towers are depicted in as many contrasting movement...

The Three Towers is an attractive suite about three historical monuments that still adorn the old ramparts of the Suisse town of Fribourg. The three towers are depicted in as many contrasting movement...

In this piece, the composer depicts a mother who hears her unborn baby cry for her. She is thrown into doubt as to whether she will keep the child, and passes this feeling onto the baby. Underlying th...

In this piece, the composer depicts a mother who hears her unborn baby cry for her. She is thrown into doubt as to whether she will keep the child, and passes this feeling onto the baby. Underlying th...

This song from 1956 has been covered by a number of artists over the years - Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Michael Bublé to name a few. Each one of these artists recorded covers of this song,...

This song from 1956 has been covered by a number of artists over the years - Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Michael Bublé to name a few. Each one of these artists recorded covers of this song,...

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...

Culminant à 4808 mètres d'altitude, le Mont-Blanc est le toit de l'Europe.Pendant longtemps, les plus hauts sommets du monde sont restés vierges. Ce n'est qu'à partir du XVIIIe siècle que les géants d...

At the Lone Star Ranch in Weilbach in Austria the most elevated breed of horse is the Missouri Foxtrotter, a breed which originated in the state of Texas, also known as the Lone Star State. Apart from...

Pour Franco Cesarini, qui est né dans un pays où la majesté des Alpes domine tous les horizons, la montagne fait partie intégrante de la vie. Cette majesté est reflétée par les mots d'Alan Hovhaness :...

During his childhood The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was the favourite book of the composer Franco Cesarini. With his memories of the magic of joy, fear and freedom, Cesarini seeks to bring the figures o...

The river Maas and the town of Ohé en Laak in the Dutch province of Limburg are inextricably linked with one another. Thousands of years have passed with wars and other dramatic events. One story is a...