Smetana Collection

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The most complete collection available of music by the father of Czech nationalism in music.
Má Vlast, The Bartered Bride and the String Quartet ‘From My Life’: all written within a decade of each other, all so fundamental in their different genres in forming a Czech national identity in music that it can seem incredible they were the work of a single composer.

Composer: Bedrich Smetana
Artists: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar, Stamitz Quartet, Joachim Trio, Roberto Plano, Antonín Kubálek, Chor Der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden & Otmar Suitner

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Yet this was the task that Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) had set himself from early on – not only to become ‘a Liszt in technique and a Mozart in composition’ but the voice of a new nation. Given the obstacles he faced, his success in realising this ambition is all the more impressive. To begin with he had to overcome his father’s antipathy to his chosen destiny as a composer; then the vicissitudes of poverty, and then, at the height of his powers and renown, a succession of personal tragedies which left him deaf and mentally unstable; he died in reduced circumstances, living with his daughter, and it took the following generation of Czech composers to rehabilitate the hero who had lived in their midst.

To begin with, Smetana won a reputation as the life and soul of the party thanks not least to the kind of piano miniatures which were published as his earliest surviving works. He sent one set to Liszt, who replied with characteristic generosity, and the elder composer’s example, encouragement and friendship all became crucial to Smetana as he spread his wings. Large-scale orchestral works soon followed in his late 20s, such as the powerful if rambling Festive Symphony – here performed complete, a rarity in itself – and the G minor Piano Trio, written as an outpouring of grief at the death of his daughter Bedřiška, and a powerful foreshadowing of later masterpieces.

Finding recognition in his homeland hard to come by, he moved to Sweden, and it was only on his permanent return home in the early 1860s that The Bartered Bride and then Má Vlast took shape, each through a complex genesis outlined by a new booklet essay and appreciation of the composer by Peter Quantrill. In their final forms they were acclaimed as the work of someone worthy to be hailed as a ‘Czech Beethoven’, for their heroic style, their mastery of old forms with a distinctively Czech twist, and their celebration of the nation’s history and sense of itself.

Track list (complete tracklist can be found in the comment section):
00:00:00 Má vlast, JB 1:112
01:13:13 Wallenstein’s Camp, Symphonic Poem Op. 14
01:28:07 Hakon Jarl, Symphonic Poem Op. 16
01:44:57 Richard III, Symphonic Poem Op. 11
01:58:06 Overture to “The Bartered Bride”, JB 1:100
02:04:37 Three Dances from “The Bartered Bride”, JB 1:100
02:17:26 Doktor Faust Overture to the Puppet-play by Matej Kopecký, JB 1:85
02:21:49 Venkovanka The Peasant Woman, Polka, JB 1:115
02:25:58 Nasim Devam To our Girls, Polka, JB 1:86
02:30:25 Festive Symphony in E Major, Op. 6:
03:16:10 Festive Overture in C Major
03:19:11 Festive Overture in D Major, Op. 4
03:28:14 Prague Carnival Introduction & Polonaise
03:34:38 March of the National Guard
03:39:31 Shakespeare Festival March, Op. 20
03:46:03 String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB1:105
04:16:22 String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB1:124
04:35:34 Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
05:04:26 Andante in E-Flat Major, JB 1:62
05:07:30 Pensée fugitive
05:11:42 Album Leaves, Op. 2
05:24:13 3 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 3
05:31:42 4 Sketches, Op. 4
05:43:25 4 Sketches, Op. 5
05:56:43 Album Leaves
06:21:06 The Complete Czech Dances I, JB 1:107
06:35:35 The Complete Czech Dances II, JB 1:114
07:19:26 Die Verkaufte Braut, JB 1:100, Pt. 1
08:08:40 Die Verkaufte Braut, JB 1:100, Pt. 2
08:45:35 Die Verkaufte Braut, JB 1:100, Pt. 3

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Complete track list:
Má vlast, JB 1:112:
00:00:00 I. Vyšehrad
00:14:57 II. Vltava (The Moldau)
00:26:36 III. Šarka
00:36:16 IV. From Bohemia’s Meadows and Forests
00:48:43 V. Tábor
01:00:16 VI. Blanik

01:13:13 Wallenstein’s Camp, Symphonic Poem Op. 14
01:28:07 Hakon Jarl, Symphonic Poem Op. 16
01:44:57 Richard III, Symphonic Poem Op. 11
01:58:06 Overture to “The Bartered Bride”, JB 1:100

Three Dances from “The Bartered Bride”, JB 1:100:
02:04:37 I. Polka
02:09:39 II. Furiant
02:12:06 III. Skocna (Dance of the Comedians)

02:17:26 Doktor Faust Overture to the Puppet-play by Matej Kopecký, JB 1:85
02:21:49 Venkovanka The Peasant Woman, Polka, JB 1:115
02:25:58 Nasim Devam To our Girls, Polka, JB 1:86

Festive Symphony in E Major, Op. 6:
02:30:25 Allegro vivace
02:41:40 II. Largo maestoso
02:52:47 III. Scherzo, allegro vivace
03:04:27 IV. Finale, allegro non troppo ma energico

03:16:10 Festive Overture in C Major
03:19:11 Festive Overture in D Major, Op. 4
03:28:14 Prague Carnival Introduction & Polonaise
03:34:38 March of the National Guard
03:39:31 Shakespeare Festival March, Op. 20

String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB1:105:
03:46:03 I. Allegro vivo appassionato
03:54:18 II. Allegro moderato a la polka
04:00:20 III. Largo sostenuto
04:09:50 IV. Vivace

String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB1:124:
04:16:22 I. Allegro
04:21:31 II. Allegro moderato
04:27:36 III. Allegro non più moderato
04:32:38 IV. Finale. Presto


Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15:
04:35:34 I. Moderato assai
04:47:14 II. Allegro, ma non agitato
04:55:23 III. Finale. Presto

05:04:26 Andante in E-Flat Major, JB 1:62
05:07:30 Pensée fugitive

Album Leaves, Op. 2:
05:11:42 I. Prelude. Allegro
05:12:46 II. Chanson. Moderato
05:14:41 III. Vivace
05:16:00 IV. Allegro commodo, sempre marcato
05:19:25 V. Moderato con anima
05:21:21 VI. Andante ma non troppo

3 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 3:
05:24:13 I. To Robert Schumann
05:27:50 II. Wayfarer’s Song
05:30:00 III. It Boils and it Roars

4 Sketches, Op. 4:
05:31:42 I. Prelude
05:33:31 II. Idyll
05:36:25 III. Memory
05:39:46 IV. Persistent Endeavour

4 Sketches, Op. 5:
05:43:25 I. Scherzo – Polka
05:46:32 II. Melancholy
05:49:04 III. Friendly Landscape
05:51:45 IV. Rhapsody

Album Leaves:
05:56:43 I. Allegretto ma non troppo in B-Flat Major
05:58:24 II. Allegro in B Minor
05:59:32 III. Toccatina
06:01:22 IV. Album Leaf in G Major- Trio
06:03:39 V. Lento in E-Flat Minor
06:07:31 VI. Con moto in B-Flat Minor
06:08:52 VII. For Katerina Kolarova – Moderato
06:11:12 VIII. For Elisabeth F. Thun – Allegro
06:12:13 IX. For Josephine Finke – Agitato
06:13:26 X. For Jean Kunz – Allegro
06:14:43 XI. For Václav Ulwer – Grave
06:16:35 XII. For Marie Proksch – Moderato
06:17:32 XIII. Andante in F Minor
06:18:39 XIV. Romance in G Minor

The Complete Czech Dances I, JB 1:107:
06:21:06 I. Polka in F-Sharp Minor
06:25:14 II. Polka in A Minor
06:28:10 III. Polka in F Major
06:32:12 IV. Polka in B-Flat Major

The Complete Czech Dances II, JB 1:114:
06:35:35 I. Furiant
06:41:11 II. Slepicka (Little Hen)
06:44:28 III. Oves (Grain Dance)
06:50:12 IV. Medved (Bear Dance)
06:53:47 V. Cibulicka (Little Onion)
06:58:48 VI. Dupák (Stamping Dance)
07:02:52 VII. Hulán (Lancer)
07:07:48 VIII. Obkrocák (Stepping Dance)
07:10:58 IX. Sousedská (Neighbour’s Dance)
07:15:43 X. Skocná (Hop Dance)

Die Verkaufte Braut, JB 1:100, Pt. 1:
07:19:26 I. Ouvertüre
07:25:55 II. Seht am Strauch die Knospen springen
07:30:42 III. Sag, mein liebes Herz
07:34:14 IV. Zum Tanze rufen sie mich heut
07:35:30 V. Gern ja will ich dir vertrauen
07:39:52 VI. Sage, was dich von Hause fort
07:40:33 VII. Mit der Mutter sank zu Grabe
07:43:11 VIII. Nun in Lust und Leide
07:47:13 IX. Alles ist so gut wie richtig
07:52:31 X. Freilich! Den Tobias Micha
07:53:16 XI. Er wär’ gerne mit mir gekommen
07:57:28 XII. Seht, da kommt sie wie gerufen
08:02:24 XIII. Mit Hans bin ich vereint!
08:04:04 XIV. Durch die reihen hin zu fliegen

Die Verkaufte Braut, JB 1:100, Pt. 2:
08:08:40 I. Wie schäumst du in den Krügen
08:13:43 II. Furiant
08:15:50 III. Teurer Sohn, sprach Mütterlein
08:18:20 IV. Seid ihr nicht der Bräutigam
08:19:34 V. Eine gibt es hier im Dorf
08:26:07 VI. Komm, mein Söhnchen
08:28:33 VII. Wer in Lieb entbrannt
08:34:20 VIII. Gib die törichte Liebschaft auf
08:37:32 IX. Armer Narr
08:38:25X. Es muß gelingen
08:41:36 XI. Nicht zu hitzig

Die Verkaufte Braut, JB 1:100, Pt. 3:
08:45:35 I. O was ich mich betrübe!
08:49:09 II. Marsch der Komödianten
08:52:00 III. Tanz und Produktion der Komödianten
08:56:48 IV. Ei, ei, wie reizend!
08:59:10 V. He, mein Teurer
09:01:09 VI. Alles geht am Schnürchen
09:02:14 VII. Ach, wie wird es mir ergehn
09:03:10 VIII. Ha, das trifft wie ein Donnerschlag
09:05:44 IX. Nein! Nein!
09:07:23 X. Hab ich verdient so tiefe Schmach
09:09:50 XI. He, Wenzel!
09:11:09 XII. Noch ein Weilchen, Marie
09:14:41 XIII. Endlich allein!
09:16:09 XIV. Der Liebestraum war wunderschön
09:20:54 XV. So find ich dich
09:22:55 XVI. Ha, ha, ha, ha!
09:23:22 XVII. Mein lieber Schatz, nun aufgepaßt!
09:25:15 XVIII. He, Hans! Möchtest du dein Geld
09:26:20 XIX. Gesegnet, wer liebt und auch vertraut
09:30:10 XX. Kommen wir gerne, so kommen wir gleich
09:31:17 XXI. Was seh ich
09:33:08 XXII. Wer hätte das von ihm gedacht
09:34:29 XXIII. Der Bär ist los!
09:36:03 XXIV. So ist’s recht, es freut uns alle

BrilliantClassics
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This is what I love about YouTube. I have hit upon a virtually bottomless hole of great classical music. So enjoyable and educational.

Frankincensedjb
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I like the variation. Departing in a couple of weeks to Ostrava to watch all 8 of Smetana’s Operas. This will be a good tuneup!

gwkodiak
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My cat very much enjoyed the opening bit to this collection.

DæmonV
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excelente compositor, muy buena colección para disfrutar de la música CHECA

Oscar-ktrg
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I have only heard Vltava from ma vlast till now, but hearing Vysehrad, I realized that the theme is reused in vltava and it makes so much sense

kingrobin
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Thank you Briliant Classics for this beautiful Smetana ' s Collection ! 😊😊😊❤❤❤

anigiuran
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Junto con Dvôrak, los dos papás de la música clásica checa. Excelentes versiones, gracias...

unciclistacontraelsistema
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Thank you for Smetana's masterpieces. Brilliant! B.C. your choices are the best. You always made my day. I adore classical music. I listen to your choices all the time.

alenkapintar
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Only know Smetana from his Moldau, so this will be an interesting listening experience. Thank you!

utsteinproductions
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thank you Brilliant Classics for that great collection! And thanks for posting an abridged track list in the description, it's very convenient.

MenelionFR
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Many thank's for this wonderful music☺️

hannawagenknecht
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Which artist conduced each piece? This Ma Vlast is the best I have heard, ... Kuchar conducting.

pawkie
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Mà vlast ! mon pays ! une musique exprimant l'amour de son pays, poétiquement, chaleureusement, pacifiquement ! Beaucoup de pays pourraient s'y reconnaître (dont l'Ukraine) !On est loin des clameurs belliqueuses, haineuses, arrogantes, nationalistes de certains !!!✌✌👍👍

christianvanpuyvelde
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Скучная музыка, скучного, переоцененного композитора. Да и переоценить, то его трудно.

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