Bedřich Smetana – Má vlast – a cycle of symphonic poems. “Swedish” symphonic poems (Richard III, Op. 11; Wallenstein’s Camp, Op. 14; Hakon Jarl, Op. 16). Triumphal Symphony in E major, Op. 6. String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, “From My Life” (arr. for orchestra by George Szell)

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Petr Popelka

Within a mere few years, Petr Popelka has established himself as one of the world’s most exciting young conductors. Serving as principal conductor of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Wiener Symphoniker, he has also appeared as a guest with prominent European and American orchestras, as well as at opera houses worldwide. Popelka does not view Bedřich Smetana’s legacy as an obligatory Czech national classic, but rather as an object of love and vital artistic quest. “His ultimate masterpiece, Má vlast, should be approached a bit like an opera, as a great story …. As a cycle of tone poems based on the theme of the homeland, it is absolutely unique in the history of music. Most significantly, there is not a work written with greater love.” Popelka’s recording is not just yet another addition to the immense number of recordings of Má vlast. Bringing to bear his great musicality and acute sense of detail, the conductor and the orchestra have modelled a truly exceptional form. Popelka’s album features other gems too. String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, “From My Life”, hailing from Smetana’s mature period, when the composer was completely deaf, in George Szell’s brilliant orchestration. In contrast, Smetana’s early music is represented by the Triumphal Symphony, dedicated to the wedding of the 24-year-old Emperor Franz Joseph I to Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, and three “Swedish” Liszt-inspired symphonic poems, based on dramas as immense as Shakespeare’s Richard III and Schiller’s Wallenstein. The extraordinary album marks the 200th anniversary of Smetana’s birth. Lovers of spatial sound will certainly relish streaming Má vlast in the Dolby Atmos format.

Petr Popelka conducts Smetana – with love, deep feeling and sense for detail

01. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Richard III., Op. 11, JB 170
02. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Wallenstein′s Camp, Op. 14, JB 172
03. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Hakon Jarl, Op. 16, JB 179
04. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1105 I. Allegro vivo ap
05. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1105 II. Allegro modera
06. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1105 III. Largo sostenu
07. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1105 IV. Vivace
08. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Festive Symphony in E Major, Op. 6, JB 159 I. Allegro vivac
09. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Festive Symphony in E Major, Op. 6, JB 159 II. Largo maesto
10. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Festive Symphony in E Major, Op. 6, JB 159 III. Scherzo. Al
11. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Festive Symphony in E Major, Op. 6 IV. Finale. Allegro non
12. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Má vlast, JB 1112 I. Vy?ehrad
13. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Má vlast, JB 1112 II. Vltava
14. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Má vlast, JB 1112 III. ?árka
15. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Má vlast, JB 1112 IV. From Bohemian′s Woods and Fields
16. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Má vlast, JB 1112 V. Tábor
17. Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Má vlast, JB 1112 VI. Blaník
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