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Smetana, c. 1878 Bedřich Smetana (/ ˌ b ɛ d ər ʒ ɪ x ˈ s m ɛ t ə n ə / BED-ər-zhikh SMET-ə-nə; [1] [2] [3] Czech: [ˈbɛdr̝ɪx ˈsmɛtana] ⓘ; 2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival".
Dvořák's birthplace in Nelahozeves Antonín Dvořák birth record 1841 (SOA Prague). Dvořák was born in Nelahozeves near Prague, in the Austrian Empire, and was the eldest son of František Dvořák [] (1814–94) and his wife, Anna, née Zdeňková [] (1820–82). [6]
Má vlast (Czech pronunciation: [maː vlast]), also known as My Fatherland, [n 1] is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.
The Bartered Bride (Czech: Prodaná nevěsta, The Sold Bride) is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina.The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music.
Page on the 2nd setting of King and Charcoal Burner (King and Collier), from the Antonín Dvořák website www.antonin-dvorak.cz Supraphon page on CD SU 3078-2, recording of Král a uhlíř Prague Experience, English-language page on Prague Festival 2019
Dvořák in Prague: A Celebration was an 89-minute televised concert presented in Prague's Smetana Hall on 16 December 1993, in which thirteen pieces of music by Antonin Dvořák were performed by the pianist Rudolf Firkušný, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the violinist Itzhak Perlman, the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, the Prague Philharmonic Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the ...
The concert overture In Nature's Realm (Czech: V přírodě, koncertní ouvertura), Op. 91, B. 168, was written by Antonín Dvořák in 1891. It is the first part ("Nature") of a "Nature, Life and Love" trilogy of overtures written by Dvořák.
The Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, B. 166, (also called the Dumky trio from the subtitle Dumky) is a composition by Antonín Dvořák for piano, violin and cello.It is among the composer's best-known works.