Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Part Two
2/5. Bedrich Smetana did not have an easy life. His beloved Katerina, his first wife, died after just a few years of marriage, following the path of three of their four children. Donald Macleod presents the Trio in Gm that Smetana wrote in memory of his oldest and favourite child, Bedriska.
Playlist
Album Leaves no 1 for Katerina Kolarova
Ivan Klansky (piano)
Kontrapunkt 32266 T13
Trio for piano,violin and cello in Gminor opus 15
Guarneri trio: Ivan Klansky (piano), Cenek Pavlik (violin) and Marek Jerie (cello)
Supraphon SU 3449-2 T1 to 3
Souvenir de Boheme op 12 no 2
Radoslav Kvapil (piano)
Unicorn DKPCD 9152 T15
Hakon Jarl
Czech Philharmonic conducted by Rafael Kubelik
Supraphon 3710-2 T3