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Richard Strauss

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op. 28, Trv171

Op. 28 Composed 1891 Orchestral

Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28, is a tone poem written in 1894–95 by Richard Strauss. Dedicated to his friend Arthur Seidl, it was first performed on 6 May 1895 by the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne conducted by Franz Wüllner. The work chronicles the misadventures and pranks of the German peasant folk hero, prankster Till Eulenspiegel, who is represented by two themes.

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