CD 1
Bedřich Smetana - My Country. A Cycle of Symphonic Poems 01:16:36
1. Vysehrad 00:15:12
2. Vltava 00:11:47
3. Sarka 00:09:59
4. Z českých luhů a hájů / From Bohemian Fields and Groves 00:12:41
5. Tabor 00:12:30
6. Blanik 00:14:42
CD 2
1. Bedřich Smetana - Richard III. Symphonic Poem, Op. 11 00:12:35
2. Bedřich Smetana - Wallenstein´s Camp. Symphonic Poem, Op. 14 00:15:00
3. Bedřich Smetana - Hakon Jarl. Symphonic Poem, Op. 16 00:16:20
4. Bedřich Smetana - Dahlia polka 00:02:58
5. Bedřich Smetana - Louisen-Polka 00:02:19
CD 3
Bedřich Smetana - Triumphal (Festive) Symphony 00:36:59
1. Allegro vivace 00:08:46
2. Largo maestoso 00:08:05
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivo 00:09:42
4. Finale. Allegro non troppo ma energico 00:10:12
5. Bedřich Smetana - Solemn March for Shakespeare Celebrations 00:06:11
5. Bedřich Smetana - Festive Overture in D major, Op. 4 00:03:52
6. Bedřich Smetana - To Our Maidens / Our Lassies. Polka 00:04:16
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimír Válek conductor
In addition to My Country, the cornerstone work of Czech national music, and Richard III, Wallenstein’s Camp, and Hakon Jarl, the three symphonic poems from Smetana’s "Swedish Period", we have an opportunity to hear the lesser-known Triumph Symphony in E major (Smetana’s only work in this genre) as well as a selection of popular pieces including the Ceremonial Prelude in C major, which was played on the day that the cornerstone of the National Theater was laid (May 16, 1868). The style of Smetana’s symphonic works made a fundamental contribution to the identity of Czech national music, and the PRSO and its principal conductor Vladimír Válek are experienced and respected performers of the Czech symphonic literature.
(Supraphon 2007)
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