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| Bärenreiter News – December 2024 |
Dear musicians
Vltava (The Moldau), the second part of the cycle of symphonic poems Má vlast (My Country), is considered an icon of Czech music worldwide.
We have just published a meticulous reproduction of the autograph in a lavish BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE edition. It appears as part of the Documenta musicologica II series.
A wonderful edition to marvel at, study or give as a gift.
With kind regards
Your international sales and marketing team |
"My highly esteemed friend, even in the tribulations of your physical suffering, may you retain that noble, inner sense of satisfaction from having performed great artistic work to the honour of the Czech lands. The name of Bedrich Smetana will remain forever written in your homeland. Your works have ensured it irreversibly."
(Franz Liszt in a letter to Bedrich Smetana dated 5 May 1880) |
| Smetana, Bedrich | | Vltava (The Moldau) | Documenta musicologica II/59
| | BVK 4013 | EUR 195.00 | half-leather binding | BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE | 9788086385457 | "Vltava" (The Moldau), the second part of the cycle of symphonic poems "Má vlast" (My Country), is considered an icon of Czech music worldwide. At 50 years of age Smetana, who was in a state of complete deafness, composed it in just 19 days and completed it on 8 December 1874; he was never able to hear this or any other part of the "My Country" cycle.
The autograph of "Vltava" bears witness to the composer's extraordinary musical imagination. Apart from five short motivic sketches on a single sheet, no other sketches have survived. It is highly probable that Smetana wrote "Vltava" directly into the score. He was most concerned that his notation should be error-free and unambiguous. Thus in the autograph, which was meticulously written in violet ink, there are no traces of a creative struggle for the final form of the work; there are no deletions or conspicuous corrections. If the composer subsequently saw the need for a change, he erased the original version so thoroughly that misinterpretations of the notation could be ruled out.
The unusually large number of dynamic and performance markings as well as verbal comments also testify to Smetana's endeavour to write down his musical ideas in every detail in an unmistakable manner – a remarkable autograph, not least in this respect. | | |
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| FLYER | | Smetana, Vltava – BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE | |
SPA 550-15 | Format A4 | 4 pages | English
This 4-page flyer describes some of the distinguishing features of this beautiful new facsimile edition of Smetana's iconic orchestral work “Vltava" (The Moldau). Several illustrations give an idea of the reproduced autograph, which Smetana wrote with almost calligraphic clarity and elegance. |
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BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE
Synonymous with the highest authenticity
The distinguishing features include:
- Facsimile in high-resolution four-colour reproduction
- Scholarly commentary
- Lavish design and high-quality binding
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