Erste Walpurgisnacht, Die
Erste Walpurgisnacht, Die (The First Walpurgis Night). Mus. by Mendelssohn, Op.60 (comp. 1831, rev. 1842) to Goethe's ballad, for soloists, ch., and orch. Walpurgis Night is spring fest. when witches ride to the Brocken in Harz Mountains.
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