Vltava (The Moldau) from Má vlast (My Country) (Full Score)

Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) from Má vlast (My Country) (Full Score)

- Performance material available for sale BA9558

- New Urtext edition with clear and uncluttered engraving

- Informative foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) including a contribution by Smetana scholar Olga Mojžíšová

- Includes a detailed Critical Commentary (Eng)

Vltava (The Moldau) is Smetana’s most famous and frequently performed tone poem.  It was written between 20 November and 8 December 1874, but only in 1879-1880, with the completion of the entire cycle Má vlast did it appear in print, when Urbánek issued it in full score and a version for piano duet.

Owing to the large number of misprints in the Urbánek first edition, Hugh Macdonald has based his new edition on the autograph score, with cross-references to the first edition and the composer’s own version for piano duet.  Conflicting readings in the sources are listed in the Critical Commentary along with a discussion of all editorial decisions.

Also published:

Study score | TP 558

Version for piano duet | BA 9549

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