Eulenspiegel
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Søndergård did it deftly, and went on to deliver the more exuberant humour of Richard Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel with plenty of flourish.
From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2012
They remarked, not for the first time, that the genius who wrote Elektra and Rosenkavalier, Till Eulenspiegel and Don Juan, had petered out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thomas, the orchestra's new assistant conductor and Steinberg's understudy, took over after intermission and handled Strauss's familiar Till Eulenspiegel and Robert Starer's new Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra with ease, poise and cool.
From Time Magazine Archive
Richard Strauss heard Szell play his transcription of Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel, and soon afterward chose him as his assistant in Berlin.
From Time Magazine Archive
"That old Eulenspiegel is always playing such tricks," said Victor, angrily, "and yet the rascal means so well from the very bottom of his heart, that one cannot attack him."
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
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