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Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28

189516 min

This guide follows Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 (1895) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons (2009)

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Follow all 10 sections as they play

Sonata form0:04–16:29

The "once upon a " opening and the first appearance of Till's two themes fill the and . Till rides through the market in the next scene, then preaches in disguise (the Sermon). He courts a girl in the Love Scene and puzzles the Theology Professors. A Happy Streetsong follows, then the . The Court Scene leads to the hanging, and the Epilog brings back the opening tune.

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Richard StraussOrchestral worksLate Romantic periodSonata form

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