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

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

- Full score & performance material available for sale (BA9558)

- New Urtext edition with spacious engraving now available in a study score edition

- Detailed Foreword by Smetana authority Olga Mojžíšová (Cz/Eng/Ger)

Vltava, also known as The Moldau, is Smetana’s best-known and most frequently performed symphonic poem. It was written in 1874 at a time when the composer was completely deaf.  But it was not until 1879-80, with the completion of the entire cycle Má vlast (My Fatherland), that it was published in full score and a version for piano duet.

Hugh Macdonald’s new edition is based on the autograph score, with cross-references to the first edition and the composer’s own version for piano duet.

Also available:
Version for piano duet | BA 9549

Click here for an in-depth article in the Bärenreiter online magazine [t]akte