Here's a lively tone poem by Richard Strauss called Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks).
Bonus video! A great composer, Strauss gave the appearance of being a bit of a desultory conductor.
"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Great comments by George Szell, who was himself a very fine conductor.
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