Smetanas Vlatava can be regarded as a prime example of programme music. The composition is a hymn to Smetanas home country of Bohemia, describing the course of the river Vltava from the source to its ...

The tone poem called The Moldau, from the cycle Ma Vlast, by Bedrich Smetana evokes the beautiful river that flows through the center of Prague. We hear the Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted ...

Reykjavik is a long way from the banks of the Moldau River, but the Iceland Symphony still manages to bring a flowing feel to music by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana. The Moldau, or "Vltva," as ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The center and circumference of this weekend’s symphony concerts is a romantic repertoire that evokes the sweeping landscapes of Finland, Norway and ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

Bohemian composer Bedřich Smetana, one of the primary influences that shaped Czech music, kept composing even after becoming deaf due to illness – and delivered one of his most famous works during ...

More years ago than I care to remember, I first made the acquaintance of Bedrich Smetana and his masterpiece Má Vlast. Smetana wrote much more than this, but it's become something of a signature tune.

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It’s hard to imagine a more fitting setting for Bedrich Smetana’s “Vltava” (better known to many as “The Moldau”) than the Filene Center at Wolf Trap on Friday night, where heavy rains doused the ...

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