Arte Nova > Smetana, Bedrich

Smetana: My Fatherland / Mund, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-11-13

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Mund, Uwe
Ensemble: Kyoto Symphony Orchestra

Bederich Smetana was the first composer to create a Czech form of classical music. His symphonic cycle Ma Vlast (My Fatherland) is considered a monument...continue...

Smetana, Janácek, Schubert: String Quartets / Alexander

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-06-12

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E minor ("Z mého, zivota," "From My Life"), JB 1; Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings ...

"The Alexander Quartet has a clear notion of the expressive aims of each composer. With Smetana it is at its finest in a passionate rendition...continue...