Description : The first performance of “Má vlast” as a six-part symphonic cycle took place on 5 November 1882. With the founding of the Czech Philharmonic in 1896 this work received a far greater reception. Since 1952 the music festival “Prague Spring” has opened with this complete cycle.' ' This edition is based on the “Study Edition of the Works of Bedrich Smetana”, vol. 14, supplemented by an up-to-date detailed foreword about the genesis and history of the work by Marta Ottlová.' ' Contents' Vyšehrad / Vltava (The Moldau) / Šárka / Z Ceských luhu a háju (From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields) / Tábor / Blaník' ' •'New foreword by Marta Ottlová (Cz/Eng/Ger)' •'Urtext based on the “Study Edition of the Works of Bedrich Smetana”' ' Detailed instrumentation:'Piccolo flute, Flute (2), Oboe (2), Clarinet (in B-flat) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (4), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Tuba, Kettledrum, Triangle, Cymbals, Concert drum, Harp (2), Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass
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