Bedrich Smetana - The Moldau (Vltava)

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📢 Music:
00:00 Bedřich Smetana - My fatherland (Má vlast) - The Moldau (Vltava); performed by Musopen Symphony
Má vlast (Czech for “My Fatherland”) is a remarkable set of six symphonic poems composed by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana between 1874 and 1879. These pieces, often presented as a single work in six movements, celebrate Bohemia’s countryside, history, and legends.
The arguably most famous one is “The Moldau” or also Vltava in Czech.
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Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) was a Bohemian composer and a pivotal figure in Czech music. He is often hailed as the father of Czech music. Smetana’s compositions are deeply rooted in his homeland’s culture and history.
Smetana faced controversy during his tenure as a conductor in Prague due to his progressive ideas influenced by Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner. Despite this, he championed Czech opera and left an indelible mark on the country’s musical heritage.
🖼 Paintings & Art:
Savoy Landscape. Women Washing Clothes in the River - Vilhelm Kyhn
Ansicht von Prag mit der Moldaubrücke (Karlsbrücke) - Alois von Saar ; © Copyright: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
A Mountain Scenery with a River - Claude-Joseph Vernet
Brünn mit Spielberg - Alois von Saar; © Copyright: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
River Scenery - Jan I Griffier
An der Klostermauer in Opocno (früher auch Opocen; deutsch Opotschno), Tschechien - Hubert Landa © Copyright: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
Landscape with Sunlit Clouds - Dankvart Dreyer
Vinteraften ved Susåen - Frederik Vermehren
Winter - Gustav Jahn; © Copyright: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
Udsigt mod herregården Beldringe - P.C. Skovgaard
Partie bei Lundenburg - Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels; © Copyright: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
Thumbnail: Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884), Komponist -
Edmund Tietz (Fotograf), Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884), Komponist, vor 1885, Wien Museum Inv.-Nr. 67824, CC0