The publication includes stitched book and two radio historical recordings of Smetana's opera The Bartered Bride. Both historical recordings were recorded in the 1940s. They are linked with the names of important representatives of Czech musical culture of the twentieth century, Karel Boleslav Jirák and Karel Ančerl.
The earliest recording from the accessible was recorded in February 1945 under Karel Boleslav Jirák, Karel Ančerl recorded The Bartered Bride as the head of the radio orchestra immediately after taking that position in the autumn of 1947. In the stitched book we find chronological survey of life and work of Bedřich Smetana, biography of the both conductors and studies of notable specialists about Bedřich Smetana in czech musical life of the nineteenth century, about context of the rise and next fate of the opera The Bartered Bride, about musical broadcasting on Czech Radio and the analyse of the both recordings as well.
| description | book + 4 CDs |
| price | 490,- CZK |
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