Sawallisch Conducts Šárka from Má Vlast (Smetana)

[AchillesValda]

Always PERFECT Sawallisch... For my very interesting interpretation! I have cca 30 recording of My country by Smetana and this is really very good (interesting contrasts, tempo...) THANKS!! :-)

[AchillesValda]

Always PERFECT Sawallisch... For my very interesting interpretation! I have cca 30 recording of My country by Smetana and this is really very good (interesting contrasts, tempo...) THANKS!! :-)

[ambrina01]

l'amazzone Sarka cerca vendetta contro gli uomini.

Si fa così legare ad un tronco in mezzo alla foresta .

Giunge sul luogo il corteo del cavaliere Ctirad che vede la fanciulla e se ne innamora.

La carovana si accampa; è subito feseta e il gruppo di uomini si lascia andare ai fumi delle libagioni,

finché tutti si addormentano spossati.

Richiamate dal suonon del corno di Sarka,

le sue vendicative compagne accorrono a trucidare i nemici

[Sarulinecka]

CountessSaija - I know, and so underestimated piece from Ma Vlast.such a shame

[CountessSaija]

It's so nice to see my name in the title of this song :)

[Zik2]

they are drunk and fall asleep. But Šárka got she fell in love with Zdislav. If you are going to read the story and you don't want to know the end, stop reading... :-)

She is not sure if she shall call the women and let to kill Zdislav. Then, she decide she shall. She use the hunting-horn to call them, they come and kill all sleeping men, including Zdislav.

This is the end and it's all in this symphonical poem, too. Czechs have an exciting mythology, don't they? :-)

[kykla01]

Nechci být hnidopich, ale nebyl ten jejich vůdce náhodou Ctirad?

[Zik2]

Samozřejmě, promiň, vyprávím hlouposti... :-))

Correction: it was "Ctirad", not "Zdislav". Thanks to kykla01 for the correction.

[Zik2]

This symphonical poem is not very known, "Vltava" is much more. But my music teacher says this is the best Smetana's poem. She said Smetana also thought this is the best one.

Every tone has its meaning - read the story "The Girls' War" from Old Czech Myths by Alois Jirásek. Women fight against men, and one of the them, Šárka, shall prepare a trick for the men - she is held to a tree and she plays she was assaulted. The men, with their leader, Zdislav, "set her free". She drunks with them,

[etrox318]

I'm playing this with my orchestra right now, the Ottawa Youth Orchestra

[flankerpraha]

Beside Vltava this is my most favorite part of Má vlast (My Country).

[IngramoschFelshammer]

Nice to see this piece on here, though it's surely not the best version i know ^^

[Aslanikkk]

Thank you! My favourite parts from Má vlast is Šárka and Vyšehrad. And when you imagine the story of Šárka while listening to it, it's amazing :)

[evika08]

Right is Šárka

[suntory1986]

Thanks.  I corrected it.

[Sinfoniette]

Oh, thank you so much for posting this!

I was trying to find Sarka for months!