Also known as “The Moldau” (in English) or “Die Moldau” (in German), this most famous of Smetana’s orchestral compositions is named after a river in Bohemia and evokes its flow through the countryside. It premiered in April 1875 in Prague, conducted by Adolf Čech.
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Vltava was written by Bedřich Smetana.
Bedřich Smetana released Vltava on Sun Apr 04 1875.
In a program note, the composer wrote:
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...
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