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Smetana
Ma vlast (My Fatherland) |
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Smetana completed Ma vlast (or 'My Fatherland') as a celebration of
Czech culture and nationhood as it emerged from the grasp of the
Austrian Empire at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Musica
recommended recording |
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Conductor:
Roger Norrington |
EMI's
Norrington webpage |
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Orchestra: London
Classical Players |
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Label:
Virgin Classics |
Label
website |
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Catalogue
Ref: VC5453012 |
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Barcode: |
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Release
Date: November 1997 |
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More information about this recording |
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Label
(Virgin Classics) |
Virgin
disc information |
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Norrington's interpretation of Ma vlast is taken on period instruments,
as was the habit of the now sadly-defunct London Classical
Players. This surprisingly authenticist rendition produces a sense
of lightness that Smetana may have recognised and allows us to follow
the detailed instrumentation which is too frequently submerged in modern
overly-Romantic performances.
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