Smetana: Má vlast – London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Inspired by the mythology and pastoral beauty of his Czech homeland, the six tone poems that form Má vlast (My Fatherland) by Smetana is one of the best examples of nationalism in music. The stirring second movement depicts the river Vltava as it flows through the countryside and reaches Prague. Struck with deafness in 1874, Smetana would never hear a performance of what would become his most popular work.

Inspired by the mythology and pastoral beauty of his Czech homeland, Smetana’s six tone poems that form Má vlast (My Fatherland) is one of the best examples of Nationalism in music. The stirring second movement depicts the river Vltava as it flows through the countryside and into Prague. Struck with deafness in 1874, Smetana would never hear a performance of what would become his most popular work.