Three tone poems from smetana s richly colored and passionately patriotic ma vlast including the moldau make up the first half of this engaging lateromantic program. In fact, the soft, pastoral, middle section with its solo harp and woodwinds is the high point of this performance. Facets of czech music works by bedrich smetana, bohuslav martinu and antonin dvorak ma vlast by bedrich smetana. Smetana conceived of a series of orchestral pieces with topics drawn from the legends and landscapes of his homeland, what he called musical. Buy moldau easy piano sheet music pdf by bedrich smetana ebook online at lulu. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 2. Smetana took a trip to st john rapids where he sailed in a boat through the waves. The conductor and band breathe fire in their no holds barred approach to selections from the bartered bride overture, polka, furiant and dance of the comedians. Part of a cycle called ma vlast my country of six symphonic poems glorifying bohemian history and legend, the fertile czech countryside and peasant songs and dances. Vltava the moldau a stunning performance by the gimnazija kranj symphony orchestra.
Hugh macdonald has corrected many errors in this first edition. Vltava the moldau was written between november 20 and december 10, 1874. There are several stories of great musicians who battled deafness yet continued to compose. While it is often presented as a single work in six movements and with the exception of vltava is almost always recorded that way, the six pieces were conceived as individual works. Bedrich smetana the moldau arcodiva 180 album artarcodiva. My arrangement of the theme for one piano, for beginners. Here is a programmatic masterpiece arranged at an intermedi. Ma vlast is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the czech. Bedrich smetana, born march 2, 1824, leitomischl, bohemia, austrian empire now litomysl, czech republicdied may 12, 1884, prague, bohemian composer of operas and symphonic poems, founder of the czech national school of music. All string parts are playable in first position with alternate upper octave opportunities included for violin i and string. A devoutly patriotic work, the moldau captures in music smetana s love of his homeland.
The full score and parts, proofread by the composer, followed in february 1880. This theme is a flowing folk melody that returns throughout the piece, whenever smetana wishes to move the listener along to the next diorama. Bedrich smetana the moldau arcodiva 180 album artarcodiva 12min 36sec. The moldau, which has achieved the strongest independent life among the six symphonic poems, is a rondo with coda in which the haunting, gmajor main theme is introduced by the upper strings and woodwinds, with the lower strings suggesting the river waves. The pittsburgh symphony orchestra with jiri belohlavek, conductor. The correct answer for each question is indicated by a. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. It can be seen that smetana is singly adding instruments to the score. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bedrich smetana the moldau welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Even though smetana was deaf at the time, he composed a musical work depicting bohemias main river as it flows through the countryside. An excellent rehearsalperformance selection which will b. The moldau moves quickly in comparison to the slower tempos that are common now. The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young wagner was.
The book is beautifully illustrated and contains summaries, composer information, and easy piano arrangements. Wiener philharmoniker orchestra, james levine conductor, smetana, bedrich composer smetana. Artist friedrich bedrich smetana, public domain, apm music sonoton recorded music library sonoton classical. The moldau, czech vltava, symphonic poem by bohemian composer bedrich smetana that evokes the flow of the vltava riveror, in german, the moldaufrom its source in the mountains of the bohemian forest, through the czech countryside, to the city of prague. The moldau, a symphonic poem by bedrich smetana named after the vltava. Smetana composed these epic works in the manner of franz liszts tone poems, evoking dramatic images through colorful orchestration and painting natural and historical scenes through themes and harmonies of a pronounced bohemian character. Browse and buy all sheet music titles composed by bedrich smetana 182484. The moldau by friedrich smetana, james levine, wiener philharmoniker from amazons classical. Despite his importance as the founder of a national school of czech music, outside his native country bedrich smetana is known for only a few works. The wonderful arrangement brings bedrich smetana s masterpiece to your young orchestra while preserving the sound and intent of the original. He was the first truly important bohemian nationalist composer. The moldau get to know classical masterpieces english. The national symphony orchestra performs what many consider to be czech composer bedrich smetanas most famous tune, the moldau.
Born in 1824, bedrich smetana is considered the founder of the czech national style, who succeeded in achieving a unique synthesis between art music and folk elements. A devoutly patriotic work, the moldau captures in music. In bar 24, the violas are introduced by playing a pedal note. It is, in fact, one of the most widely performed symphonic poems ever written. The 1st and 2nd violins become more independent, intertwining their parts to create the submelody e. From this point on, however, kuchars collection of smetanas orchestral music is as good or better than any recorded selections i know.
Now smetana is recognised as the vital force in establishing bohemian music around the globe and not even his successor dvorak made his homeland such an indelible part of his musical style. The name of the river, and the musical composition, is the. The melodic line bases around the dominant b and tonic e, sounding. Bedrich smetana 18241884 created a new musical identity for the czechs, inspired by popular legends, history and countryside. Smetana s deafness and the moldau posted on october 30, 2011 by david nelson. The moldau, symphonic poem by bohemian composer bedrich smetana that evokes the flow of the vltava riveror, in german, the moldau from its source in the mountains of the bohemian forest, through the czech countryside, to the city of prague. A beautiful introduction to smetana s tone poem the moldau which is a tribute to his native bohemia and a description of the course of the river from its source to its confluence with the river elbe. Moldau easy piano sheet music pdf by bedrich smetana. Moldau and from bohemias meadows and forests music. Moldavia disambiguation moldava disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title moldau. The composition describes the course of the vltava, starting from the two small springs, the cold and warm vltava, to the unification of both streams into a single current, the course of the vltava through woods and meadows, through landscapes where a farmers wedding is celebrated. Buy smetana ma vlast by bedrich smetana, antoni wit, polish national radio symphony.
Buy vltava for piano duet 1 piano, 4 hands by bedri at. Bedrich smetana werd op 2 maart 1824 geboren in litomysl, tsjechie. As you listen to this music, imagine yourself on a boat trip on the moldau river, visualizing the scenes described by smetana. Gimnazija kranj symphony orchestra performed bedrich smetana symphonic poem. The moldau classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Piano sheet music book by bedrich smetana 18241884. Pages with commercial recordings naxos collection pages with commercial recordings bnf collection. It was written between 20 november and 8 december 1874 but only in 18791880 with the comp. Gimnazija kranj great christmas concert 2015 slavic night. Bedrich smetana componist smetana, bedrich npo radio 4. Chicago symphony orchestra, daniel barenboim see all versions of this release, 1 available overview disc ids 1. This is done in order to thicken the texture and build up the music.
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