Smetana’s most familiar composition in this country is probably The Moldau, and now we encounter what is surely his other popular “American hit”—and deservedly so. Smetana was the first great Czech composer of the nineteenth century, and—owing to the general trend towards nationalism during the late romantic period—the first...
The Moldau (Vltava)
Smetana is the first great Czech composer of the nineteenth century, and—owing to the general trend towards nationalism during the late romantic period—the first significant Czech composer to integrate indigenous folk elements into his musical style. He is known the world over for having composed what is more or less the...