[HD] Bedřich Smetana : "Die Moldau" / Karajan / Vienna Philharmonic
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This is absolutely my favorite recording of Die Moldau I've heard. Most conductors play it at a faster tempo, but the more relaxed pace intermixed with the frantic 'eddies' of this version really delivers more emotion.
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I'm a devoted Karajan fan too. As usual, his conducting of Moldau is very good. Secret behind Karajan's immense popularity among the classical-music fans around the world is ( excluding his too-good-handsome-face resembling idealistic image of a "conductor" ) I think he always had a pulse of every score he conducted... HIS READING OF THE SCORE WAS PRECISE, AND HE HAD THE MEANS TO INTERPRETE IN A WAY THAT WE ALL WANTED TO HEAR, I THINK THAT WAS, PERHAPS FAIR TO CALL IT A "KARAJAN'S MAGIC".
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Actually the piece is called My Fatherland, it's only third, eighth and 10th (correct me if I'm wrong) part that is named Die Moldau. For those of you who don't know, The Moldau is a river.
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Mine, too! Me, too! It thrills me even more than it did when I was a child. Some things really do get better with age. ;)
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B. Smetana died in 1884
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My surname is Smetana :D Mybe its my grandpa :D
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My surname is Smetana :D Mybe its my grandpa :D
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@alibeshjr I have this same CD! Yes, it contains Dvorak's New World Symphony and also The Moldava. Thanks for uploading.
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Von Karajan brings a majesty to the piece like no other conductor.
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The tree of life brougt me here... the art is amazing...
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My first musical experience. I was 5. I still love it.
This is Die Moldau (also called Vltava), the most famous symphonic poem out of six symphonic poems (called Ma Vlast) composed entirely by Bedrich Smetana, the Czech composer. Why the title says Dvorak?! (I know it's probably coming in the same CD with Dvorak's Symphony 9, but Dvorak didn't compose this.)
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Anyway, thanks for uploading this! Karajan did the best conducting of Moldau. It'd be great if you upload Dvorak's Symphony 9 (conducted by Karajan) as well.
alibeshjr 1 year ago 8
@alibeshjr
thanks for the information !
(and i'll upload the 9th symphony soon ^_^)
michelraymond1412 1 year ago 3