Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Part Three
Wednesday 18 May 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Wednesday 25 May 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
3/5. Donald Macleod tells the story of how Bedrich Smetana began to write opera and takes us through what has become the best loved of his eight operas, The Bartered Bride. We also hear the snippet of operatic writing that Smetana believed to be his best.
Playlist
The Brandenburgers in Bohemia Act 2 scene 1
Old Man: bass: Eduard Haken, The Chorus and Orchestra of the Prague National Theatre conducted by Jan Hus Tichy.
Supraphon 11 1804/05-2
Excerpts from The Bartered Bride
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zdenek Kosler
Supraphon 3707-2 632
The Kiss Act 1 scene 7
Vendulka, soprano Eva Depoltova. Martinka, alto Libuse Marova
Brno Janacek opera orchestra conducted by Frantisek Vajnar
Supraphon 11 2180-2
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