http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14605&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Fdiscography.rssAs important as composers Dvorak, Janacek and Martinu were, they owed much of their style to the great Czech composer Bedrich Smetana. He performed in his first string quartet at the age of five, and wrote his first symphony at eight, displaying a deep talent that was only to grow over the years. The humorous Opera <i>The Bartered Bride</i> was perhaps his most important composition, combining folksy dances and melodies with music rich with nationalist tendencies. This approach became a hallmark of many Romantic composers -- exploring different harmonies while reaching back to their ancestral roots to create something altogether new. Unfortunately, as if summing up the fate of many Romantic composers, Smetana went deaf from a serious syphilis infection and finished the remainder of his life in an insane asylum. - Jessy TerryRomanticen720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:35:30 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14605&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Fdiscography.rss As important as composers Dvorak, Janacek and Martinu were, they owed much of their style to the great Czech composer Bedrich Smetana. He performed in his first string quartet at the age of five, and wrote his first symphony at eight, displaying a deep talent that was only to grow over the years. The humorous Opera <i>The Bartered Bride</i> was perhaps his most important composition, combining folksy dances and melodies with music rich with nationalist tendencies. This approach became a hallmark of many Romantic composers -- exploring different harmonies while reaching back to their ancestral roots to create something altogether new. Unfortunately, as if summing up the fate of many Romantic composers, Smetana went deaf from a serious syphilis infection and finished the remainder of his life in an insane asylum. - Jessy Terry http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.5196451&variant=play&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Fdiscography.rss Romantic Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Bedrich Smetana Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.5196451 alb.5196451 Bedrich Smetana art.14605 5.99 Smetana: Ma Vlast alb.5196451 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/8/2/1432893_170x170.jpg 2003-10-21 00:00:00.0 null true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.5196451&variant=play&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.5196451&variant=data&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13267952&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Fdiscography.rss Romantic Tue, 4 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Bedrich Smetana Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.13267952 alb.13267952 Bedrich Smetana art.14605 0.0 Kubelik: Smetana - 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