The Birth Of Czech National Music | Classical Destinations With Simon Callow

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The 1984 film "Amadeus" is filmed in Prague, home to Smetana and Dvorak.
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@astrid4532 Жыл бұрын

Simon, thank you from the bottom of my heart for this series. It's simply amazing and I love every second of it. It's so inspiring, educational, uplifting and interesting. I always look forward to the next documentary and always learn something new. It's an absolute treat and I'm very grateful for it. I'm an art, history and music lover and this is everything combined. Thank you! Please do continue.

@lorigoshert6667 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Prague for 8 years. Thanks for the memories. I almost cried, especially with Smetana's and Dvorak's music playing behind the scenery. (By the way, good job pronouncing Dvorak correctly!)

@djtrendsetta5766 2 жыл бұрын

The late maestro Jiri Belohlavek and his sublime Decca work with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra brought me here.

@Pyrochemik007 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention, that Dvořák was offered to compose american national anthem, but refused, saying, each nation needs to write it´s own. Refusing such offer says a lot about his character and integrity.

@Tulloful 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful...heartmoving...❤

@scottpardee6303 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I visited Prague some 40 years ago, and did walk around a bit. I have since been mesmerized by Dvorak’s music, and, yes, give credit to Smetana for the whole Ma Vlast. There are many other composers of Czech music since then, Suk, Janacek, Fibich, and more. This could have been an hour long review, and still not scratch the surface. Furiant? All that said, thanks for screening this!

@originalvagabond3397 2 жыл бұрын

Shows such as this are like food for my brain. And I'm quite hungry, for rations are running _extremely_ low in our dumbed-down modern society.

@kik9a 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a beautiful video. Greetings from Czechia! :)

@turandot6915 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be a good idea to put the list of music used here in the description box

@alestev24 2 жыл бұрын

"Moldau" is simply the German name for the river Vltava, which in fact has one of its springs in Bavaria. It is not "as the Austrians would call it". You also say "Danube" repeatedly, when you mean the Donau.

@thesolitarycyclist9005 2 жыл бұрын

I thought the language of Austria was German?

@alestev24 2 жыл бұрын

@@thesolitarycyclist9005 It is. That's why we call the river by its German name. I fail to see what is wrong with that, as the presenter in other episodes calls Russian and Italian cities by their English names (and struggles mightily, whenever he tries to pronounce non-English names correctly). And in this case, he acts like it is wrong to call the river "Moldau".

@borislitvin9936 2 жыл бұрын

@@alestev24 Because Smetana's "Vltava" seems to be better known as "Die Moldau."

@Mirinovic Жыл бұрын

Vltava má více pramenů?

@Karol-ds1qs Жыл бұрын

You are missing the point here. Smetana named that composition "Vltava" in the same way as Puccini named his Turandot or Verdi's La Traviata. It should be called as the composer named it and not translated to any other language.