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Má Vlast, JB 1:112 - VI. Blaník

By Composer Bedřich Smetana

Performed By Conductor Václav Neumann And The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

“Velký a Malý Blaník z Předbořic“ (1943) By Artist Ota Bubeníček

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Bedřich Smetana ( 2 March 1824 - 12 May 1884 )

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Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) - Stunning Performance. Lovely tone poem describing a river that runs through the Czech Republic. A section of Ma Vlast by Smetana. Just under 15 minutes.

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Má Vlast: I. Vyšehrad, JB 1:112/1

By Composer Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed By Conductor Vaclav Neumann And The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Smetana - Vltava [Die Moldau] from Má vlast (1875)

Má vlast [my Homeland] is probably the quintessential “Romantic” era piece. It is a set of six tone poems that portray a different aspect of Czech culture/history. Because of their subject matter and because some of the thematic material is shared between them, they are usually performed as one in concert. And of the six, the second one published is by far the most popular. Vlatava, or the Moldau, is almost like a film score in terms of its musical painting. It takes the listener on a journey down the Vltava river, starting in the countryside and ending at the capital city of Prague. The music opens hushed, woodwinds playing over plucking strings, with a melody that is more of a flowing curve than anything, and the first minute alone creates a fantastic atmosphere. The main melody comes in, a somewhat somber folk melody that glides along the river. We sail through the countryside, and some woods, before coming across a village wedding. We hear the villagers dance and sing, before flowing down the river a little more, and then it is nighttime and we see the moon glimmer over the water, and the music is like a Hollywood love theme. We continue down the river, the main theme taking us forward, until, oh no! It’s raining, and we are being tossed around by rough waves and thunder. But as soon as it comes, it goes, and the main theme is uplifting now because we’ve reached Prague. As we look around at the beautiful buildings, we see it! Vyšehrad, the High Castle. Here, Smetana uses the same theme he wrote to represent the Vyšehrad in the tone poem before this one, only here it is presented in its full glory, the orchestra outpouring a waterfall of sound. After a triumphant coda, the music goes back to the flow of the river, and we are left in a transcendent drone that honestly, I could listen to for five minutes straight, but sadly no good thing lasts forever, so the music drifts off to silence, and then punches us in the face with the last chords. Despite how popular this work is, I didn’t come across it until a music appreciation class I took as an easy A in my senior year of college. And after that, I started hearing it everywhere; the classical radio station, a “flash mob orchestra” video that went viral on YouTube, and in one of Don Hertzfeldt’s wonderful animated films. The orchestration is gorgeous and the flow from one scene to the next feels so natural, it is no wonder that this masterwork became so popular. But I’ll also urge you guys to check out the rest of the poems in Má vlast if you haven’t yet.