Vltava (Moldau) by Czech PO & Ashkenazy

[makuro722]

この曲いいね♪」

[yumimufy]

I'm in varsity orchestra in middle school.. and we're playing this, only the 4th week in. (; <3

[frostyok]

this piece was the first real classical piece I heard at secondary school thank you to my music teach a.c. for developing my love of all types of music

[AnneAlba1]

@frostyok Even rap?

[KakmannDelaRosa]

pro mě naše druhá hymna.. srdcová záležitost

[riccardomagno2]

Grandioso!

[vogelpaco]

Wunderschön!

[Cisak]

Song sung Czech : watch?v=b_GgZ-Rhmuk

[RicoMajka]

nojono, ta naše povaha Česká... ti naši výborní skladatelé čeští... ;-))

[nanaTsKe]

Beatiful song!

[gilh1986]

Beautiful piece!

The first Violinist looks like Tony Soprano :)

[ernestoernesternst]

wie schön!

[electrostatic1]

I wish I could see a full performance by this orchestra.

[AlVasilis]

Reminds me of a nocturne by chopin...sol, do re mi fa sol sol la la si la sol do

[samirdesu]

reminds me of hatikvah

[HARUKA21467514]

This is nice.

Good song!!

[DarthMaximilian]

Smetana wrote this when he was almost completely deaf. What a genius he must have been.

[xMadamGuillotinex]

Ah this really is a beautiful song, have always loved it.

[WINDYCHUNG]

what a beautiful melody, i am from beijing, i addicted to this classic music way long before, after i went to Praha this summer, walked along vltava river, it seems to me i could feel the soul of this city as well as this river through the music....

[m1947n]

What is the differece of Moldau and Hatikva??

[shaunmalley]

@m1947n A pariah state.

*rim shot!* Thanks folks, I'm here all week. Enjoy the veal.

[antilower]

nice

[Grotekristiaan]

An die schöne braune Moldau



[takkcertu]

I miss my country. Beautiful.

[brusmani]

This song is just...wonderful,amazing,beaut­iful,there are no words to describe.I'm not czech,but if I were,I'd be proud of being one.The czech know how to preserve their history and culture.Czech cities are amongst the best looking cities in Europe.I didn't know they were so good musicians as well,amazing!

[PatLPauloski]

This is where my heritage is and i am so proud of it.

[coldmirror1000]

@maxiotrava

we know it

we aren't stupid

[coldmirror1000]

@maxiotrava

we know it

we aren't stupid

[sophieLOVESsuperman]

my orchestra is playing this in a national competition :D woot.

[alan1963]

For the very first time in more than 100 years, Czech Philharmonic has brought in more women musicians to join the orchestra. I am so happy and proud!!

[dh81787]

lol this isn't in stereo...

[Gammeljonny]

Wunderschön

[MrMustkill]

awsome

[raamsis]

what is goy?

[TheJakubama]

supeeer!

[dINeCZ]

Sorry xingsheng1. but i think you will be disappointed. Vltava is more like sewer these days. Its polluted alot. Wonderfull peace of music nonetheless.

[xingsheng1]

This is a musical depiction of the river's course through Bohemia.

One day I will visit Prague and stand by Vltava, and admire the river which, since my teenage years, was presented to me in this glorious piece of music!

[Turnina95]

wonderfull...best i ve ever heard....

[LeniInChains]

probably my favourite piece of music ever

[novakmates]

Bedřich Smetana

[Kot70]

beautiful

[tommingerST]

Why the hell does it stop right before the best moment!?!?! That made me really sad, now i'm just angry, because i have to look for another video.

[hermione1382]

As an Israeli Jew I am ashamed to read what you've wrote. God has cre4ated us all the same in Form - we are all animal and you are the worst beast = Shame on you...

[JorPove]

Ignoro cual relacion exista entre la interpretacion de esta bella pieza y la frase escrita por quien que se hace pasar por Rabino. Evidentemente ni teologica ,ni logica,ni cientificamente Usted puede demostrar la veracidad de la frase escrita,la que se convierte en una solemne tonteria. Lastima que si en verdad tiene Usted 23 años desperdicie su tiempo tan tontamente...

[Kot70]

shame on you. God created all humans in his own image.  So by saying this you are undermining God's work. And what kind of rabbi are you? Don't answer. No need for that.

[karakallatore]

he is as much rabbi as i am pope of rome. Dickhead.

[karakallatore]

suck my goy uncircumcised dick you racist whore.

[eolodiAquila]

But why so much hate, in your words??

[amandiac]

The Moldy! We are playing this in orchestra. Its pretty.

[LoveForAAR]

This is such a great piece!! Beautiful version.

[aquabatsrock]

beautiful

[MariadeMoll]

Ahhhh.... :)

[lyaanka]

proud to see his master piece being conducted so far away from home (czech repulic :))

[emmapustan]

i like it so much....

[sultanov10]

Yeah!

thank you!! it's very good!!

Ashkenazy, a great pianist and director!!

[vochcatko]

shame this piece is much shorter than original but still beatifull. Of course Smetana was Bohemian (Czech) but in his time that was under the command of Habsburg´s monarchy, which means czech language almost disepeared. Thanks god it did not. So I dont really understand why people here talk about WWII. It has nothing to do with nazy times but with the "dark age" of Bohemian 1622 - 1918. Anyway noone can change the fact this truly is master piece of classical music. Greetings from Prague!

[petzer55]

@vochcatko Thank you!

[sasawhare]

@vochcatko National Historics are tolking about "dark age" of Bohemian 1622 - 1918 but really it was the longest and most prosperous age in Bohemia of all times ...

[biblicalfir]

e i flauti all'inizio!!!!

[SmokeCzechRepublic]

It is very good music... I like it... I like Czech Republic... :)

[mevidek]

Cesky Republika je hesky!

I said that the Czech republic is nice in Czech.

I go there every year. Then travel around Europe.

This is nice music.

[Grecza89]

this is real master piece... ppl who dont like classic music cant stop listening to this

[Rita2433]

thank you, I love the music

[tomoldinho]

this duth portray a small irrodecent cool spring meeting with a warm and energetic spring witch then become one large and ever flowing river in a beautiful array of texture and colour. this river is the moldau.

[TheFish1337]

F***ing rocks man! \m/

[21jumppp]

europe man!!!

[Zik2]

Yeah, well all are Europeans! It's the best way how the break nationalism. We all can be proud of Prague, Berlin, Vienna, London, Paris, Roma, Madrid...what a great idea! United States of Europe, as Churchill thought!

[21jumppp]

yea i like europe, but actually didnt mean eu with that.

[vochcatko]

sounds really nice but both of us know that is not possible. Differences are too high. Unfortunattely

[DivNathan]

I agree

[trudith]

This describes the flow and excitement of a river so much. When I was in a small cafe in Germany, overlooking the Rhine River, I could only think of this as the beautiful description of a powerful river. Thanks for putting it on the website.

[herrberren]

You are worse than the nazy! looks like you did not learn anything of WW2. That is part of the past! live now and think of the future! The most importan is that this song is great!! Idiots!

[WindCorsia]

I was in Music class back in college, and the prof played this piece. I was hooked ever since. Very strong love for one's home expressed!

[LisiakSK]

je to ozaj pekna skladba...

[ianandvicki]

Heard it played live in Prague last week and wept! Thank God the Germans and Russians weren't able to destroy this wonderful country and culture.

[AlcoLOLic]

Please be so kind and switch "germans" into "nazis" .

[kibicz]

Germans before WW2 were not "nazis" just Germans, especialy in time when Vltava was composed...

[AlcoLOLic]

Lol? I don't get your point. You want to say that all germans were Nazis ? Or do you want to say the opposite?

[kibicz]

No, just that Czech extermination wasnt about "nacism" but about "germanism" up to 1938..

[2008975]

Praha is wonderful, one of the 5 most beautiful cities in the world. This music is heart of this great city. Jozefov and Jewish quarter left me without words.

Peace and joy to Czhek Republic !!!

[carcaril]

It´s too slow in my opinion, better conducted by a czech conductor Kubelík.

[BojindaBorec]

Kubelík má navíc začátek na flétny, ten mi sedí víc než tenhle smyčcovej...

[F4LIX]

I love this !!! Czech is beautiful

[UriAg]

It's also what you will hear when you come to Israel... The Tikva music is basid on it.

[rastytoronto]

110%.. This is what you'll hear when you land in Prag with CSA....

[brunswussl]

this is so beautiful, evertime i hear it i got goosebumps. i love it

[adambomb30]

I'm Glad Ashkenazy finally left the Czech Philharmonic.. he was ruining them

[lipkinasl]

Well in this performance I didn't see a single orchestral player looking at him once. It being a nationalist piece for this orchestra, they all know how it goes anyway - they could probably play this piece just as well without any conductor!

[littlecloud44]

Exactly, good comment they would play it even with me maybe :-)

[nikolle666]

Krásna to skladba:) Jelikož jsem na ní měla jednou sólo v baletu,tak si toho moc cením,Cením si toho,že jsem mohla tančit na tuto krásnou českou skladbu:) nebo spíše složenou českým skladatelem.A jsem hrdá na to,že jsme měli tak šikovné skladatele.

Jo a na to,že poslouchám metal,tak vážnou hudbu miluji:),není divu,jak již jsem zmínikla.Balet mě naučil,vnímat hudbu:)

[Marosko500]

nadherna pesnicka

[PavelPapin]

Aspon ze mas dobry vkus kdyz uz musis notne nadavat na ostatni...

[ramrambatti]

Asahkenazy in my opinion is NOT first class pianist as some people say, but he is an excellent conductor.(I have been to his concert more than 5 times as a pianist. He was not at all in any means as the world class performer.) His ability as a conductor is easily underestimated as he once did not get a position for Royal Philharmonic.(Maybe because he is a fool not to understand greatness of Bruckner.....well....I am kiddin....)

[sbstnfrml00cz]

i am very proud... i am czech. I think that is very very beautiful song THE BEST

[husmakk]

I LOVE CZECHOSLOVAQUE

[cami1he]

just czech or slovak :-)

[nuktu]

Everywhere I went in Prague, I heard this song. And finally I find it. Staroprammen ya beast!

[SmrtiSlav]

Ešte aj meno má slovanské :D žiadny nemec veru!

Slava!

[namahacha]

great music

[peeeves]

pozná se, když to hrajou Češi:D

[Hrcbzvz]

Děkuji, Smetana!

[lafther210]

i like this music.

[Runazarag]

me too :D

[essboarder23]

we are playing this song for our spring concert in school. many people in our orchestra dont like song. i wonder why. i think its a beautiful piece. wish i can play like that someday! :D

[martinmartin11]

just practice and you will

[poulerrr]

The composition describes the course of the Vltava, starting from the two small springs, the Cold and Warm Vltava, to the unification of both streams into a single current, the course of the Vltava through woods and meadows, through landscapes where a farmer's wedding is celebrated, the round dance of the mermaids in the night's moonshine: on the nearby rocks loom proud castles, palaces and ruins aloft. The Vltava swirls into the St. John's Rapids; then it widens and flows toward Prague... WIKI

[czechhlubina]

Smetana byl king!

[maxiotrava]

THIS IS A CZECH BEAUTIFUL SONG!!! NOT GERMAN!!!CZECH!This is our song!!

[maxiotrava]

Hi people, I am a Czech.this song is very beautiful, They must listen every tone!!WoW!!!

[Beep990]

Ova muzika je lepa.

This music is beautiful.

Tako me opusta.

[pagac001]

Vltava je najkrajsia skladba klasiky aka vobec vznikla v Cechach

[prisuffi]

Thank you. This melody alsways makes me dreaming

[ashley41430]

do you have the full video of this? it's great!

[SamsaraChaos]

so beutivul ........

[wuhoolybuubel]

i like it. quite beautiful music!

[WolfikCZ]

Bedřích Smetana and Antonín Dvořák = The Czech Republic, never forgot

[Arsen384]

You´re a son of a bitch. What do U think?In the ages of Smetana everything was german...In Czech was also spoken in german language, but Smetana WAS czech!!!His name is czech, do yyou think, that a german couldt name Smetana??Think first

[anthropoid42]

Hochu, napred si precti na co reaguju ja, nez nekoho zacnes napadat ze je zkurvysynem. Pokud neumis anglicky, tak se do toho neser. Ja jsem reagoval na to, ze Smetana je oznacen za nemce, cili jsem rikal to samy co ty, ze takova konstrukce je nesmysl. Napred cti, pak pis.

[Runazarag]

re. anthropoid42

Where did you learned this shits ??

Dvorak was FROM CZECH REPUBLIC U DUMB

[Runazarag]

I meaned Smetana :)

[kibicz]

Doesn`t matter - both names Bedřich and Dvořák contain phonem "ř" which is widely spread in German language:-D

[BezurpaCZ]

It´s music at first, politics and nacional ego boosting hopefuly at least...well VLTAVA is czech river and that´s what is this masterpiece all and only about....ergo linguistic student speaking...plus how do you explain "german" phonem with grafem which is purely slavonic by the way...greatings from Pilsen

[martinsporcl]

Are you American? I think you do because your IQ is very low. Did you learn history at school? Could you write us where are you from? I have to remind you, that the whole Europe was German at this time - you know how it ended, oh I am sorry you didn´t, I forgot.Oh u re German, all is German, I am sorry

[arbiskup]

Absolutely beautiful.

Reminds me of my lovely Czech wife and I am instantly transported to that great country every time I hear it.

Nelipsi!. Moc dobri!!!!

[pettevn]

wonderfullllll....

[malma3]

Má vlast is soul of czech nation....

[aurelije]

Austria was Slavonic country. Slovenian national minority exists even now after millennium of assimilation. So Graz is Gradsko (from Slavonic grad - city like Lenin-grad, Belgrad...). Klagenfurt is Celovec, Fillah is Beljak and so on.

[medvjed7]

This is incredible...

[trudith]

An outstanding musical description of a river, its power, its gentleness, its incredible beauty.

[Fatalama]

There is no doubt,that he was Czech.

[tbrdks]

ouahou !! jen est des frissons et les larmes au yeux, c'est énormes cette musique !

[Lolawinter]

Moldau !!! Remember me so many things, many wonderful momments!

L'amour est plus fort que la mort !!!

Lola

[ZauberfussballBrasil]

I just watched a video of the israeli national anthem here on youtube because of some comments here complaining about Israel stealing Smetanas beatiful song and changing it to their anthem, but now that I've watched it I can't see any parallels between both pieces. Are you guys sure about the israeli anthem? Thanks, niklas.

[giuliath1]

bellissima!!!!!!!!!!l'adoro!!!­!

[dinulipatti1950]

that's not a joke if you mean my comment. in that time the czech republic was part of austria. he even called himself "Friedrich" and not Bedrich.

[fcbanikostrava]

Ty jsi takovy kokot to by podle tebe byly vsichni do roku 1918 asi jenom nemci a rakusaci

[fcbanikostrava]

ti asi mrda Friedrich Sahne vy nackove by jste chteli do roku 1918 vsechny osobnosti Ceske kultury

[765297]

:-) Německy sice umím,ale v životě mě tohle nenapadlo... Friedrich Sahne... Super! ;-)

[nilayah]

we could still speak czech - and many ppl did, especially in the 19th cent.

[jurazbrna]

Bohemia had never been a "part of austria". Was Hungary a part of Austria ? No. As well As the czech country. These were countries with some level of "independence" united under the person of "Kaiser".

Smetana was no German. He spoke czech and german (all people did in here in those times) but he was czech. Im sorry for bad english

[kibicz]

Show me German citizen who can pronounce "Bedřich" correctly - noone unles he(she)knows Czech language, this was reason for many Czechs at that time(under german rule) to choose german equivalent for their names, even my grand-grandmother had 2 versions of her name..

btw: "Má vlast" with "Vyšahrad" "Tábor" and "Blaník" is truly of german origin...

[ZauberfussballBrasil]

I can^^

[dinulipatti1950]

at first i'd like to say that i'm austrian and don't understand any czech word. so, thanks to those who answered in english. furthermore i have to say that i read in the meantime that he could speak czech, because he has learned how to as an adult.i read this in the german wikipedia in the article about smetana. but, as you see, in that time it wasn't normal to speak that language for a czech.

but,to make that thing clear,i didn't want to take away your national composer:))greets from vienna

[rycinka]

I'm czech and i think that it is possible... i know - of course - also the others czech people from the past and they were really great for Bohemia... but they couldn't speak czech. A little bit stuped :-) ... and i'm sorry for my english :-)

[Fatalama]

I think,that there werent Czech schools.

[rycinka]

hm... who knows :)

[Pao314]

Bedřich Smetana was Czech...like it or not, but there is nothing you can do about it:-P What's more He actively fight for Czech nation against Austria. He was a member of antiaustria group of Czechs called "Svornost" he even made an anthem for them...so saying he was german or something sounds a bit stupid don't You think?...

[Pao314]

Bedřich Smetana was Czech...like it or not, but there is nothing you can do about it:-P What's more He actively fight for Czech nation against Austria. He was a member of antiaustria group of Czechs called "Svornost" he even made an anthem for them...so saying he was german or something sounds a bit stupid don't You think?...

[dinulipatti1950]

did you know that smetana couldn't speak any czech word? he was just able to speak german.

[Horez13]

haha, nice joke ... :)

[offekg]

not true, if i'm not wrong when he was about 10 or 18 (not sure) he learned czech

[bocka313]

very-very beautiful...:')

[gabbamann12]

love it <3

[fairylilac]

So very beautiful.

[oktayhekimler]

Es ist so sentimental und errinnert mich immer an menschen und deren werte die wir verloren haben. Darum wünsche Ých mir das es die mission hat den menschen liebe und  frieden zu schenken.

[maddiekl90]

This is the most beautiful piece I have ever heard. Smetana is one of my favourite composers, The Moldau being the best movement in my opinion! I love the continual movement reflecting the river. Good use of Dynamics in this version compared to others too. Love this piece!

[Entaary]

I could copy paste or just agree , i feel the flow of song as writeing this word, its as if magical

[lesalgues22]

smetana ! j'ai ecouté ça au collège en cours de musique et j'ai adoré!!

[anitticz]

Jeden z mála momentů, kdy jsem hrdá, že jsem Češka...

[porizkovabasta]

proboha co vy jste madam zač.... Takovýhle kecy

[anitticz]

Proboha madam, to Vám může být úplně jedno...

[porizkovabasta]

Ja nejsem madam:-) Nevadí:D A jak se to vezme jedno. Může ale není