Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Part Five
Friday 20 May 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Friday 27 May 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Donald Macleod introduces some works that Smetana wrote towards the end of his life, along with possibly his most famous piece, Vltava from Ma Vlast.
Playlist
The Three Riders
Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Supraphon SU 3040 2 211
Czech Dances Book 2 Oats, The Bear, The Little Onion, Stamp dance
Jan Novotny (piano)
SU 3070 2 111
Quartet no 2 in D minor
Talich Quartet
Calliope Cal. 9690
Vltava from Ma Vlast
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Sargent.
EMI CDZ 7 62606 2
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