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Smetana's 'Bartered Bride' Gives A Taste Of The Czech Countryside (In Boston)

BOSTON — As I listen to the overture of Bedřich Smetana’s "The Bartered Bride" in preparation for my call with Boston Midsummer Opera music director and conductor Susan Davenny Wyner, I sense ...
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A spectrum of orchestral color from Smetana, Ravel, Barber and Bartók

Co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies celebrate the birthdays of Bedřich Smetana, Maurice Ravel, Samuel Barber and Béla Bartók. We'll hear works such as Smetana's crowd-lpleasing "Overture to the ...
The Irish Times

Beethoven: Symphonyno3 (eroica); Smetana: Barteredbride Overture; Zarzuela Excerpts

The death of Ataúlfo Argenta at the age of 44, in 1958, robbed the world of a major talent. His recording career was already well underway, and he was due to record the Brahms symphonies with the ...
Cleveland.com

CD reviews: Conductor Theodore Kuchar a perfect match for Bedrich Smetana's works

Bedrich Smetana is one of the most beloved Czech composers -- two others are Antonin Dvorak and Leos Janacek -- and particularly admired for the orchestral cycle "Ma Vlast" ("My Country") and the ...
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Smetana's 'Bartered Bride' Gives A Taste Of The Czech Countryside (In Boston)

BOSTON — As I listen to the overture of Bedřich Smetana’s "The Bartered Bride" in preparation for my call with Boston Midsummer Opera music director and conductor Susan Davenny Wyner, I sense ...