Eulenspiegel

/ ˈɔɪlənˌʃpiːɡəl /

noun

1. See Till Eulenspiegel

Example Sentences

A violist, Lisa Baltzer, recently recalled the excitement of a developing orchestra for a release published by the FSO, in an obituary for Mr. Hudson released by the orchestra: “I well remember the challenge — and a sense of accomplishment — of our first performance of Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird,’ Strauss’s ‘Till Eulenspiegel’ and Mahler’s first symphony.”

From Washington Post

Could the “Till Eulenspiegel” play for laughs a touch more?

From New York Times

It has things that connect it to his symphonies, but if the symphonies are close to Strauss’s “Don Juan” and “Ein Heldenleben,” “Falstaff” is close to “Till Eulenspiegel.”

From New York Times

As Taruskin points out, Furtwängler was entirely capable of eliciting unanimity when he wanted to, as rip-roaring accounts of Strauss’s “Don Juan” and “Till Eulenspiegel” attest.

From The New Yorker

For further context, Salonen’s “Zarathustra” was preceded by an irresistibly antic performance of Strauss’ earlier tone poem “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks” and Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, with Colburn clarinetist Cristina Mateo Sáez as a graciously prankish soloist.

From Los Angeles Times