MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - CZECH REPUBLIC: A Musical Tour of the Country's Past and Present
Czech Republic
Prague and the Czech Countryside
Melnik
Hrad Karlstejn (Karlstein Castle)
Trojsky Zamek (Troja Palace)
Czech Countryside
Konopiste / Hluboka / Litomysl
Prague
Date of Production: 2009-05-29
Playing Time: 00:59:28
Catalogue Number: 2.110531 UPC: 747313553150
UPC: 747313553150
The Places
Our tour of the Czech Republic follows the Vltava River through the countryside to the capital city of Prague, visiting some of the great buildings that lie on its course.
The Music
The music chosen for our tour starts with the first great Czech nationalist composer, Bedrich Smetana, who left a monument to his country in his cycle of orchestral pieces, Ma Vlast (My Country). The younger composer Antonín Dvorak established a still greater reputation in music that reflected his native Bohemia in all its variety.
