The Moldau (4:17)
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Vltava, also known as Die Moldau (German name), was composed between 20 November and 8 December 1874 and was premiered on 4 April 1875. It is about 12 minutes long, and is in the key of E minor.
In this piece, Smetana uses tone painting to evoke the sounds of one of Bohemia’s great rivers.
The composition follows the river Vltava (German: Moldau), from where it starts as two small springs — one cold water and one warm water spring — which then merge together. It passes through woods and meadows and sees some hunters. It goes on through different landscapes passing a farmer’s wedding in progress. Then you hear the round dance of the Mermaids in the moonshine, with many castles and ruins on the nearby hills. The Vltava then speeds up going down the St. John’s Rapids. And in the end it flows towards Prague and ends up merging with the river Labe (German: Elbe).
In this piece, Smetana uses tone painting to evoke the sounds of one of Bohemia’s great rivers.
The composition follows the river Vltava (German: Moldau), from where it starts as two small springs — one cold water and one warm water spring — which then merge together. It passes through woods and meadows and sees some hunters. It goes on through different landscapes passing a farmer’s wedding in progress. Then you hear the round dance of the Mermaids in the moonshine, with many castles and ruins on the nearby hills. The Vltava then speeds up going down the St. John’s Rapids. And in the end it flows towards Prague and ends up merging with the river Labe (German: Elbe).
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Bedřich Smetana - Die Moldau - Part 1
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adventureba wrote:
da kommen Gefühle hoch, die im Alttag fehlen...ergreifend und schön
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codem1337 wrote:
einfach nur schoen - zum traeumen.
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cbonnet wrote:
love !
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MassiveJ wrote:
pure inspiration
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epicraid wrote:
wunderbar!
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l_chaim29 wrote:
Can't get enough of this track.
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towngirl wrote:
Lovely sweeping music
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mkreuz3s wrote:
i think this is a impressive masterpiece. and actually one of the few i remember from music lesson in school :D
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platschnan wrote:
ich bekomm immer gänsehaut wenn ich das erste mal das moldau motiv höre, es ist einfach so bewegend
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gpberlin wrote:
my first classic! love smetana! the whole symphonic poem is a masterpiece!!
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Multimedchen wrote:
Ingenious...but I miss the grand finale
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Cesar_Espinoza wrote:
El Moldova!!!
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Dan9K wrote:
orrezz: no, Hatikva sounds like Vltava. Hatikva was written three years later than Vltava :-)
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kampfjogurt wrote:
just marvelous !!!
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lisandrusilviu wrote:
Poate asa vedea el moldova!
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Tchelloc wrote:
Fantástica!!!!!!
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Amiral_E wrote:
(((__LONGİNG & LONGİNG & LONGİNG__)))
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cantalupi wrote:
emotivo, splendido
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libersum wrote:
Gran compositor nacionalista.
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fioredicampo wrote:
Si sente davvero lo scorrere del fiume nelle note che si susseguono in ritmi diversi, come sono le acque di un grande fiume.
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