and once they reach Má vlast suggests that many conductors prefer the hyper-dramatic third tone poem ‘Šárka’, about a leading Amazon figure in the ancient Czech legends of The Maidens’ War, to the ...

Oslavou rodné země i významné minulosti a budoucnosti českého národa je šestidílný cyklus symfonických básní Bedřicha Smetany ...

Listen to ‘The Moldau from Ma Vlast’ by Bedrich Smetana. (NB: It is a good idea to pause ‘The Moldau (Vltava)’ every few minutes or so, so that children can discuss the different ...

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