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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Composer of the Week: Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884): Episode 4: Being Bohemian

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Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

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Episode 4: Being Bohemian

Being Bohemian

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Macleod explores Smetana's Ma Vlast and the rebirth of a Czech culture.

Donald Macleod explores the creation of Smetana's Ma Vlast and the rebirth of a Czech culture after years of suppression by the Hapsburg Empire.

Donald Macleod explores the rebirth of a Czech culture after years of suppression by the Hapsburg Empire. Smetana himself grew up speaking German and struggled with his own Czech librettos. His music is firmly rooted in the politics of the time, and throughout, he was determined to forge a musical identity for his nation - one which found its most popular and enduring voice in his series of tone poems: Ma Vlast.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Bedrich Smetana

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Bedrich Smetana, a composer credited with founding a national style of Czech music

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