http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14605&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Ftop-tracks.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 TerryRomanticen720Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:18:00 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14605&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.17055485&variant=play&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bedrich Smetana on Rhapsody Online 17055485 tra.17055485 Bedrich Smetana art.14605 0.99 Classical Moods - 100 Top Classical Favorites Of All Time alb.17047021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/9/8/1138910_170x170.jpg 2002-10-15 00:00:00.0 2002-10-15 00:00:00.0 true The Bartered Bride - Overture tra.17055485 261000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17055485&variant=play&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17055485&variant=data&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13271186&rws=%2Fbedrich-smetana%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 4 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 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