Description
Smetana: Má Vlast (My Country) - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Talich / Great Conductors / Naxos Historical Audio CD 2007 / 8.111237
UPC 747313323722
Má vlast (Czech pronunciation: [maː vlast]), also known as My Fatherland, is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. The six pieces, conceived as individual works, are often presented and recorded as a single work in six movements. They premiered separately between 1875 and 1880. The complete set premiered on 5 November 1882 in Žofín Palace, Prague, under Adolf Čech.
Má vlast combines the symphonic poem form, pioneered by Franz Liszt, with the ideals of nationalistic music of the late nineteenth century. Each poem depicts an aspect of Bohemia's countryside, history, or legends.
The works have opened the Prague Spring International Music Festival, on the 12 May anniversary of the death of their composer, since 1952.
| Label: | Naxos Historical – 8.111237 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Great Conductors |
| Format: |
CD, Album
|
| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2007 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical, Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Má Vlast (My Country) - A Cycle Of Symphonic Poems | 1:15:22 | ||
| 1 | Vyšehrad (The High Castle) | 14:09 | |
| 2 | Vltava (The Moldau) | 11:56 | |
| 3 | Šárka | 9:50 | |
| 4 | Z Českých Luhů A Hájů (From Bohemian's Forests And Meadows) |
12:27 | |
| 5 | Tábor | 12:43 | |
| 6 |
Blaník | 14:18 |
- Composed By – Bedřich Smetana
- Conductor – Václav Talich
- Liner Notes – Tully Potter
- Orchestra – Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
- Reissue Producer, Engineer [Audio Restoration Engineer] – Mark Obert-Thorn
