Smetana: Festive Symphony, The Bartered Bride & Overture and Dances

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The attractive, well-crafted music is played here by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Darrell Ang. The album also includes a recording of the sparkling overture and three lively... — New Classics, June 2018 More…

Release Date: 11th May 2018
Catalogue No: 8573672
Label: Naxos
Length: 63 minutes

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Smetana: Festive Symphony in E major, Op. 6

Work length43:00

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Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Darrell Ang
Recorded: 2-5 February 2016
Recording Venue: Großer Sendesaal, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg, Germany

I. Allegro vivace

Track length11:03

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II. Largo maestoso

Track length10:40

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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo

Track length8:49

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IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo ma energico

Track length12:28

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Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture

Work length7:10

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Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Darrell Ang
Recorded: 2-5 February 2016
Recording Venue: Großer Sendesaal, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg, Germany

Smetana: The Bartered Bride: Three Dances (Polka, Furiant, Skocná - Dance of the Comedians)

Work length13:42

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Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Darrell Ang
Recorded: 2-5 February 2016
Recording Venue: Großer Sendesaal, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg, Germany

Polka

Track length5:04

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Furiant

Track length2:08

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Dance of the Comedians

Track length6:30

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Bedrich Smetana’s ‘Festive Symphony’ was composed in 1854 when hopes for Emperor Franz Joseph becoming King of Bohemia were high. The splendid sounds of Smetana’s only formal symphony pre-echo later masterpieces such as ‘Ma Vlast,’ but his use of the Austrian Imperial anthem became unacceptable in the subsequent spirit of Czech nationalism, resulting in the work’s neglect. With its sparkling overture and lively rural dances, ‘The Bartered Bride’ secured Smetana’s international reputation and, as the only Czech opera of its day to enter the standard repertoire, it became a beacon for the nation’s 19th century musical renaissance. Conductor Darrell Ang is the artistic director and chief conductor of China’s Sichuan Symphony. He regularly conducts orchestras across the world, including the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Ang’s first album for Naxos was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2016.

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New Classics June 2018

The attractive, well-crafted music is played here by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Darrell Ang. The album also includes a recording of the sparkling overture and three lively rural dances from The Bartered Bride. Smetana’s international reputation has been secured by the only Czech opera of its day to enter the standard repertoire, becoming a beacon for the nation’s 19th century musical renaissance.

New Classics November 2018

Smetana’s international reputation has been secured by the only Czech opera of its day to enter the standard repertoire, becoming a beacon for the nation’s 19th century musical renaissance.

classicalsource.com July 2018

The orchestra plays superbly in the dashing account of the Overture, the strings distinguishing themselves in the demanding swift passages. The colourful immediacy of the recording captures every detail and vivid presentation shows that the orchestration is masterly.

Smetana: Festive Symphony, The Bartered Bride & Overture and Dances

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