Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Claus Peter Flor - Smetana: Ma vlast (2010)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:15:58 | 378 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: BIS | Catalog: 1805
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:15:58 | 378 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: BIS | Catalog: 1805
Widely regarded as Bedrich Smetana's greatest hit, The Moldau is but one part of the orchestral cycle Má Vlast (My Country), which contains six tone poems on different Czech nationalist subjects. Smetana composed these epic works in the manner of Franz Liszt's tone poems, evoking dramatic images through colorful orchestration and painting natural and historical scenes through themes and harmonies of a pronounced Bohemian character. One might suppose that only a Czech orchestra could play this music with the proper intensity, but the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, under Claus Peter Flor, gives a stirring account that can rival any performance anywhere for energy, passion, and atmosphere.