Václav Talich conducts Smetana: Vyšehrad Part 1/2

This is "Vyšehrad" from "My Country" (Má Vlast), a cycle of symphonic poems composed in 1872-74 by Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884).

Vyšehrad is a castle located in the Czech Republic, built in the tenth century, on a hill over the Vltava River. Situated within the castle is the Basilica of St Peter and St Paul, as well as the Vyšehrad cemetery, containing the remains of many famous people from Czech history, among them Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana and Karel Čapek.
Vyšehrad and the area around it became part of the capital city, Prague, in 1883. The area is one of the cadastral districts of the city.

Performance: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Václav Talich (1883-1961). Recorded in the Rudolfinum, Prague: June 1954.

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Music

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• bedrich
• smetana
• ma
• vlast
• my
• country
• vysehrad
• czech
• philharmonic
• orchestra

[jewelgurlz2016]

my orchestra is playing this and i totally <3 this piece :)

[Angelfood10]

horns could be louder at the beginning, but my orchestra is playing this....AMAZING music

[kans1948]

I love Smetana's beautiful music and Václav Talich's playing.

Thank you for up loading! From Japan.

[mrotwist]

Talich - one of the few conductors who breathe the Czech spirit into the music of Smetana and Dvorak. His recording on 78s of the Dvorak 4th Symphony (now 8th) was an absolute masterwork. Love this performance !

[SuperMisinka]

nádhera aspon na neco muze byt cech pysny

[lyricaltones]

Thanks very much, one of the top performances ever recorded.

[Tigerchan2]

Wonderful piece, nice performance.

The vid and info text are also pretty good.

Thanks for posting this!