Symphonic Poem-In late September 1874 shortly after losing his hearing Smetana started work on â??VyÅ¡ehradâ? the first symphonic poem in what would become a six-part cycle with the title â??Má vlastâ? (My Country). It tells the eventful history of this fort in Prague.â??VyÅ¡ehradâ? was published by Urbánek together with â??Vltavaâ? (The Moldau) the next part in the cycle in a version for piano duet in December 1879. The full score and parts proofread by the composer followed in February 1880. Hugh Macdonald has corrected many errors in this first edition. He draws on the autograph and first print of the orchestral version and also refers to the autograph and printed piano duet version.In late September 1874 shortly after losing his hearing Smetana started work on â??VyÅ¡ehradâ? the first symphonic poem in what would become a six-part cycle with the title â??Má vlastâ? (My Country). It tells the eventful history of this fort in Prague.â??VyÅ¡ehradâ? was published by Urbánek together with â??Vltavaâ? (The Moldau) the next part in the cycle in a version for piano duet in December 1879. The full score and parts proofread by the composer followed in February 1880. Hugh Macdonald has corrected many errors in this first edition. He draws on the autograph and first print of the orchestral version and also refers to the autograph and printed piano duet version.

Aus Má Vlast (Mein Vaterland)-Composed in January–February 1875 Š?rka is the third symphonic poem in Smetana’s six-part cycle M? vlast (My Fatherland). He first published it in a version for piano-duet issued by publisher Urb?nek in 1880. The score of the first edition did not appear in print until 1888 four years after Smetana’s death.

Vltava (The Moldau) is the most famous and frequently performed tone poem from the cycle Má Vlast by the Czech composer Bed ich Smetana. It was written between 20 November and 8 December 1874 but only in 1879-1880 with the completion of Má Vlast did it appear in print when Urbánek issued it in full score along with a version for Piano duet.Owing to the large number of misprints in the Urbánek first edition Hugh Macdonald has based this new edition on the autograph score with cross-references to the first edition and the composer?s own version for Piano duet. Conflicting readings in the sources are listed in the Critical Commentary alongwith a discussion of all editorial decisions.New Urtext edition with clear and uncluttered engraving.Informative foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) including a contribution by Smetana scholar Olga Moj? ?ová.Includes a detailed Critical Commentary (Eng).

Vltava (The Moldau) is the most famous and frequently performed tone poem from the cycle Má Vlast by the Czech composer Bed ich Smetana. It was written between 20 November and 8 December 1874 but only in 1879-1880 with the completion of Má Vlast did it appear in print when Urbánek issued it in full score along with a version for Piano duet.Owing to the large number of misprints in the Urbánek first edition Hugh Macdonald has based this new edition on the autograph score with cross-references to the first edition and the composer?s own version for Piano duet. Conflicting readings in the sources are listed in the Critical Commentary alongwith a discussion of all editorial decisions.New Urtext edition with clear and uncluttered engraving.Informative foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) including a contribution by Smetana scholar Olga Moj? ?ová.Includes a detailed Critical Commentary (Eng).

The first performance of ?Má vlast? as a six-part symphonic cycle took place on 5 November 1882. With the founding of the Czech Philharmonic in 1896 this work received a far greater reception. Since 1952 the music festival ?Prague Spring? has opened with this complete cycle.

This edition is based on the ?Study Edition of the Works of Bedrich Smetana?, vol. 14, supplemented by an up-to-date detailed foreword about the genesis and history of the work by Marta Ottlová.

Contents
Vy?ehrad / Vltava (The Moldau) / ?árka / Z Ceských luhu a háju (From Bohemia?s Woods and Fields) / Tábor / Blaník

? New foreword by Marta Ottlová (Cz/Eng/Ger)
? Urtext based on the ?Study Edition of the Works of Bedrich Smetana?

Detailed instrumentation: Piccolo flute, Flute (2), Oboe (2), Clarinet (in B-flat) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (4), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Tuba, Kettledrum, Triangle, Cymbals, Concert drum, Harp (2), Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass / Classique / Partition / Broché /

In Full Score-This full-score miniature edition contains a treasury of orchestral works by Czech composer Bed ich Smetana including 'The Moldau' and 'From Bohemian Fields and Groves' from M vlast ('My Fatherland') in addition to the Overture and three dances—'Polka ' 'Furiant ' and 'Dance of the Comedians'—from the opera The Bartered Bride.The works are reproduced here from authoritative editions complete with bar-numbered movements for easy reference. Affordable durable and portable this miniature score edition is ideal for study in the classroom at home or in the concert hall.Reprinted from authoritative editions.

The first four symphonic poems from Smetana?s six-part cycle Má vlast (My Country) were written in 1874 75 and arranged for piano duet shortly after the completion of the fourth part From Bohemia?s Woods and Fields. All six parts were issued for the first time by the publisher Urbánek beginning with the piano duet arrangements (1879-80).The score of From Bohemia?s Woods and Fields was published by Urbánek in 1881. Owing to its many misprints Hugh Macdonald has based his new edition on the autograph score while consulting the first edition as well as the autograph and print of the composer?s own version for piano duet.

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