Search results
The Moldau , symphonic poem by Bohemian composer Bedřich Smetana that evokes the flow of the Vltava River —or, in German, the Moldau—from its source in the mountains of the Bohemian Forest, through the Czech countryside, to the city of Prague. A devoutly patriotic work, The Moldau captures in music Smetana’s love of his homeland. Completed in 1874 and first performed the following year ...
- Betsy Schwarm
The NSO performs what many consider to be Czech composer Bedřich Smetana's most famous tune, "The Moldau." Czech composer Bed˘rich Smetana (BED-rick SMET–ah-na) was inspired to write The ...
- 6 min
- 168.3K
- The Kennedy Center
Dec 26, 2015 · NEW 2019!!!: Dvořák: The Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" https://youtu.be/O_tPb4JFgmwLast Journey Home Concert trailer: https://youtu.be/AShliVGTDyoNEW 2...
- 15 min
- 7.3M
- zevnikov
Sep 1, 2010 · The World Rose: http://richardbrittain.wordpress.com/... From Smetana's Ma Vlast ...more
- 13 min
- 19.1M
- Richard Brittain
Má vlast ( Czech pronunciation: [maː vlast] ), also known as My Fatherland, [n 1] 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 ...
Jul 31, 2017 · Vltava (The Moldau) by Bedřich Smetana. Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) is remembered chiefly as a Czech nationalistic composer. His nationalism expressed itself above all in his operas, but he also wrote symphonic tone poems after the example of Franz Liszt. One of them, The Moldau, has become a beloved part of the international orchestral ...
People also ask
Who wrote the poem Moldau?
Who was Bedrich Smetana?
What does the Moldau symphonic poem evoke?
Why is Vltava called Moldau?
The composer who made Bohemian national music viable within and beyond Czech borders was Bedrich Smetana, himself trained in Austrian-run schools, who spoke only German as a youth, but was radicalized during the revolutionary fervor that spread across Europe during the late 1840s. The new element that Smetana brought to Czech music was the employment of folk styles as part – the crucial part ...
Related searches
Searches related to bedřich smetana the moldau
verdi rigoletto la donna e mobile listen to bedrich smetana the moldau smetana the moldau download smetana the moldau analysis
