Bedřich Smetana

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[details ←] Polkas (10), piano,
[details ←] Bartered Bride The
[details ←] Trio, Op. 15, violin, piano, piano trio, cello,
[details ←] String Quartet (Aus meinem Leben)(From My Life), viola, violin, cello, string quartet,
[details ←] Aus Der Heimat, violin, piano,
[details ←] Adult Piano Book #2, piano,
[details ←] Sonata in One Movement (Original), piano,
[details ←] Masterpieces for Violin, violin, piano,
[details ←] Moldau, piano,
[details ←] Ma Vlast No. 2 Moldau
[details ←] The Moldau, piano,
[details ←] Selected Works for Piano, piano,
[details ←] The Bartered Bride, piano, , choral, vocal,
[details ←] Peasant’s Chorus from The Bartered Bride, piano, , choral, vocal,
[details ←] Quartet in E minor ’From My Life’, viola, violin, piano, cello, string quartet,
[details ←] 6 Bohemian Dances, piano,
[details ←] Violinist’s Recital Album, violin, piano,
[details ←] String Quartets No. 1 (From My Life) and No. 2, viola, violin, cello, string quartet,
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Born: 2 March 1824 — Litomyšl — Czech Republic
Died: 12 May 1884 — Praha — Czech Republic
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30 May 1866: Premiere of The Bartered Bride, in Prague, Czech Republic.
16 May 1868: Premiere of Dalibor, in Prague, Czech Republic, with Smetana conducting.
27 March 1874: Premiere of Two Widows, in Prague, Czech Republic.
4 April 1875: Premiere of The Moldau, in Prague, Czech Republic.
7 November 1876: Premiere of The Kiss, in Prague, Czech Republic.
5 November 1882: Premiere of Má Vlast, in Prague, Czech Republic.
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