SMETANA,B.: Má vlast - Complete orchestral works (3CD)

CD 1 

BEDRICH SMETANA (1824-1884) 

Complete Orchestral Works 

MÁ VLAST (My Country/Mein Vaterland) 

1. Vysehrad 14:51 

2. Vltava (The Moldau) 11:33 

3. Sarka 9:34 

4. From Bohemia’s Meadows and Forests 12:21 

5. Tábor 11:32 

6. Blanik 12:56 

 Total: 73:15 

CD 2 

 1. Wallenstein’s Camp, Symphonic Poem Op. 14 14:51 

2. Håkon Jarl, Symphonic Poem Op. 16 16:46 

3. Richard III, Symphonic Poem Op. 11 13:05 

4. Overture to “The Bartered Bride” 6:29 

Three Dances from “The Bartered Bride” 

5. Polka 5:02 

6. Furiant 2:27 

7. Skocna (Dance of the Comedians) 5:16 

8. Doktor Faust, Overture to the puppet-play by Matej Kopeck´y 4:20 

9. Venkovanka, The Peasant Woman, Polka 4:07 

10. Nasim Devam, To our Girls, Polka 4:26 

 Total: 77:14 

CD 3 

 FESTIVE SYMPHONY, in E major Op. 6 

1. Allegro vivace 11:13 

2. Largo maestoso 11:04 

3. Scherzo, allegro vivace 11:38 

4. Finale, allegro non troppo ma energico 11:36 

5. Festive Overture, in C major 2:58 

6. Festive Overture, in D major Op. 4 8:59 

7. Prague Carnival, Introduction & Polonaise 6:21 

8. March of the National Guard 4:50 

9. Shakespeare Festival March, Op. 20 6:31 

 Total: 75:40 

 Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar